February 11, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News
One of the old rules of newspapering is that journalists should report the news, and never become the news. That still may be true on some levels — I have never had a call asking me to bail one of my reporters out of jail, and I don’t want to… Read story
February 4, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News
Have you heard the old saying/curse “May you live in interesting times”? Nowhere are times in the news business more interesting than in Medford, Ore., where the longtime daily newspaper, the Mail Tribune, abruptly closed, and, almost as quickly, two other news organizations announced plans to serve the community. Read story
January 28, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News
Forgive me if I brag a little bit this week, but I thought we produced some very good journalism. Here are some of my favorites: Read story
January 21, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News
It is only Jan. 21, but already we have welcomed two new reporters to the metro news team this year, allowing us to resurrect an important beat that we had to let lapse a few years ago. It’s an unusual but welcome, situation. Read story
January 14, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News
It’s that time of year when Columbian employees work on our performance evaluations and future plans. Read story
December 31, 2022, 6:03am Clark County News
It’s the last weekend of the year, a time when the newsroom selects our local Top 10 Stories Of The Year. Look for this year’s roundup in print and online Sunday. Read story
December 24, 2022, 6:01am Clark County News
It’s Christmas Eve. I’m taking a day off from journalism. Instead, I want to tell you about Washington’s most scenic highway, because almost no one knows about it. Read story
December 17, 2022, 6:01am Clark County News
We’ve had an interesting and exciting couple of weeks at The Columbian. Now that our plans have advanced, I am excited to be able to share some of the details with you. Read story
December 10, 2022, 6:02am Clark County News
For an alumnus of a university that forms the backbone of Pacific Northwest broadcast journalists (Go Cougs!), it took me a long time to make my television debut. Read story
November 26, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News
In my job, I see a lot of academic reports about the decline of newspapers. Many of the reports look at the situation across the United States, or in rural America. A few look at similar problems in Europe and Australia. Internet advertising and social media have emaciated the traditional… Read story