A recent family vacation to Florida gave me the opportunity to practice my photo skills on a variety of subjects, particularly people. Here are some of my favorite photos from the trip.

While in the line to check into my flight back to California this morning, I overheard a woman tell a friend that she planned to wear a surgical mask on the plane to protect against swine flu. Keep in mind, I’m in Orlando – not Tijuana or Mexico City. It was another symptom of American [...]

• While newspaper circulation is down across the country, readership is on the rise as shown by increasing read-through stats. At least that’s what I read in this morning’s Daytona Beach News-Journal. But I have yet to read a clear explanation of how newspapers determine the number of second-hand readers. If, in a phone poll, [...]

I’ve started this post a few times in the past only to be forced to quit writing early by my sheer frustration with the stupidity of the topic. And that’s the best way to describe the assertion that online micropayments will save newspapers: Stupid. Fundamentally, illogically, stupid. Still, it’s an idea that seems to be [...]