Jan 10th, 2019
This piece was originally published on Tom Huang’s Facebook page in response to layoffs at…
Jul 13th, 2016
This essay, about being a journalist in Dallas after the fatal shooting of five police…
Feb 19th, 2013
Dear new editor, Not long ago, I wrote a column encouraging young journalists to keep…
Jan 04th, 2013
Resolutions are daunting — especially New Year’s resolutions. Getting more exercise, quitting smoking, reading more…
Aug 22nd, 2012
I can’t believe that my former editor never threw me out of his office. That’s…
Jun 21st, 2012
This week’s news of Ann Curry’s problems as co-host of NBC’s “Today” show makes my…
Jun 06th, 2012
If you’d like to bring your story to life in a tight space — say,…
Apr 16th, 2012
Dear Young Journalist, I’m writing this letter to you because I get the feeling you…
Mar 23rd, 2012
One recent afternoon, I walked from my hotel through the historic Art Deco district of…
Feb 13th, 2012
Like most sports fans (and many non-sports fans, for that matter), I’ve been caught up…
Jan 20th, 2012
Mentoring is one of the most important things we can do as journalists. But I…
Nov 17th, 2011
Congratulations! You’ve been invited to teach a session at a journalism conference. That means your…
Oct 17th, 2011
Scenes are the building blocks of dramatic storytelling and narrative nonfiction. As Poynter’s Roy Peter…
Sep 09th, 2011
For the past four months, I shepherded a Dallas Morning News project on the lasting…
Jul 22nd, 2011
I am a quiet leader, fumbling and stumbling along, barely able to figure out how…