Newspapers and a daily prayer

One of the more unique features of The Indianapolis Star (unique for a Californian like me anyway) was the daily prayer in the newspaper. A tradition that went back decades, The Star had a one-sentence generic prayer on page 2 in each edition, written by a Presbyterian minister who was paid $20 a week.
The paper [...]

Goodbye Indianapolis, hello New York

One week into my New York journey, and I already feel like a veteran on the subway. Of course, when people ask me how to get to the bridge or where some street is, I haven’t a clue. Yet anyway. I’m still adjusting to the fact that this is my home for the next 10 [...]

July in Indianapolis

I was inspired by this to revive my blog: http://www.howardowens.com/2008/the-best-and-brightest-of-journalisms-future-not-exactly-wired/
I also plan on creating a personal site soon, once my designer roommate has a chance to show me how.
I’ve spent the past six weeks in Indianapolis as a Pulliam Fellow, writing a lot about firefighter radios and the drama behind the board that runs the [...]