The Evolution of AI: A Journalist’s Perspective
Much like I clung to the MySpace page I had perfectly coded with HTML to reflect my personality, I clung to the art…
Much like I clung to the MySpace page I had perfectly coded with HTML to reflect my personality, I clung to the art…
The advent of Chat GPT, Bard, and a litany of other AI writing tools has brought the world into an exciting yet uncomfortable…
One year ago, I made the biggest decisions of my life. I left local news. It wasn’t a long nagging feeling I debated…
“I always had two faces,” she tells me as we banter about her new side hustle. Elizabeth Schrack, or Elizabeth Watts, as I…
I’ll admit, I’ve never been one to chase a lottery jackpot. Sure, I’m not above buying a ticket if the jackpot was high…
I’ve got a thick skin and I’ve learned to stop saying “I’ve seen it all” because I’ve seen too much in my years…
The tradition of passing a card around the office is as timeless as the watercooler itself. It might be a birthday card, new…
Let’s add another thing to do in the jungle of job searching. On top of the resume perfection, eternal “Do I need a…
I’m quite the fan of the scams that make it into my spam folder. I could be richer than Elon Musk if I…
Freelancer writer and freelance writing jobs are a dime a dozen. Should you use an independent freelance hire instead of established freelance platforms?…
Easter isn’t just a holiDAY, it’s a series of days leading up to Easter Sunday. Growing up Lutheran, Palm Sunday started a week…
It amazing how PR and media coverage go hand in hand, yet they speak completely different languages. However, the local news language must…
I’ve now written hundreds of travel articles for various cities around this great country. As part of my research, I watch YouTube channels…
I don’t play Wordle, and I have no intention to, which is probably why it was so annoying that everyone started cluttering up…
I’m no doctor, but I knew something was very wrong. The more doctors I saw, the more I knew something was very wrong…
It takes an amazing person to have a vision for something that cannot be seen. The idea could educate and innovate the way the world…
This is in no way sponsored by Trader Joe’s because they don’t love me with the intensity I love them, but I’m used…
From March 2020 through October 2021, I didn’t set foot in a restaurant and rarely went to the grocery store. I had everything…
My life has inherent humor and irony built-in. I think it’s because God knew I was going to be a sensitive soul with…
It’s that time of year. Deck the halls and jingle bells and holiday schedules and the news goes on and who had to…
There are many people in local news right considering making a jump out of a job with no parachute or backup plan. This…
It’s November 1 and that means I can talk about Christmas and shopping and decorations! In another “Unprecedented Event” checkbox we are hitting,…
There are many posts out there about the Great Resignation, Extinction Alerts, and even articles I’ve written myself about the challenges in local…
I watched last night as a trend started on Twitter of “Trauma Dump“. The Investigative Journalist in me kicked in and I dug.…
It’s hard as a journalist to “turn it off”. You are your own personal scanner, investigator, and caretaker of story ideas no matter…
Anyone who works in news at some point had to cross an important threshold – someone had to take a chance on them.…
“That person is so toxic.” “This place is a toxic dump, why can’t we get more stuff/people/things?” “I got in trouble, again. What…
Weather. It impacts everything we do or don’t do on a given day. If there’s one piece of information we need above and…
I’m inspired to write today after reading a comment in a Facebook Group. It’s a group for Nebraska moms. Now, I am unfortunately…
“I’m not going to say that word.” I was defiant, even at age 8. I knew what words were okay to say and…
It was Saturday morning, and I’d gotten about 2 hours of sleep. We had storms sweep through our market overnight, and while there…
I’ve always loved writing. Even when I was little, I would write stories and even crafted my own musical to perform in front…
I am the kind of person who, for fun, will do things like reading the National Retail Federation website looking for story ideas.…
I said those words through sobbing tears, the kind that makes it hard to catch your breath, as I sat in the back…
My Grandfather on my mom’s side was a firefighter his entire life. He lived in a “village” called Ladue, a St. Louis suburb.…
UP IN FLAMES: A Reminder to Enjoy the View As I write this, I’m watching part of my adult life literally go up…
“I ALWAYS LISTEN TO MY MOMMY” A young, masked boy’s school photo is as viral as viral gets. This isn’t about a mask…
Best friends and inside jokes go hand in hand, and everyone needs a Stanford in their life. RIP Willie Garson. You’ll always be fabulous to us!
Please read this all the way through. Too many people don’t and there’s a damn good point coming up! HINT: It’s YOU! We’ve…
For as long as I can remember, at random times people would come up to me and say, “Are you okay?”. Puzzled, I’d say “Yes,…