Pretty much my reaction whenever anyone tries to touch my screen. My fellow journalists should be able to relate. Taken from the second season of "The Wire." … [Read more...]

What do you get when #WhatShouldWeCallMe meets #PartyLikeAJournalist? Apparently, it's #LikeACollegeJourno, a funny-because-it's-true Tumblr filled with GIFs that most journalists can relate to. Like this one:  When I know someone is full of … [Read more...]

How do you get journalism greats like Andrea Mitchell, Dan Rather, Christiane Amanpour, Sam Donaldson, and Emily Bazelon to all appear in a video together? Apparently, all you have to do is write a book.  Jennifer Miller is the author of the book "The … [Read more...]

In memory of Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, here's a mash-up of "Sabotage" and the journalism classic "All the President's Men." Something all journalists should appreciate. Wish I had this song playing while I was chasing some conspiracy … [Read more...]

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Anyone who attends the White House Correspondents' Dinner should know they are open targets when it comes to being the butt of jokes (Lindsay Lohan and Kim Kardashian learned that lesson the hard way) and the media is no exception. After poking fun at … [Read more...]

Journalists everywhere were insulted when earlier this month CareerCast.com ranked journalism as the fifth-worst job in America. Yeah, sure, the pay sucks, the hours are long, and the public trusts prostitutes more than they trust journalists but … [Read more...]

Last week journalists got some pretty disparaging news - journalists had one of the worst jobs in country. In fact, according to CareerCast.com, only four jobs are worse that being a journalist - oil rig worker, enlisted military soldier, dairy farmer, … [Read more...]

I was watching "Modern Family" and saw this scene that pretty much captured what it's like to work at a small newspaper on Election Day. Most people think of presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial races when they think of elections but whether … [Read more...]

The skills of a journalist are not very transferable. Aside from teaching high school English, journalists' expertise in writing, grammar, and bitching are not exactly in high demand. That's why journalists universally adore Scrabble. It's one of the few … [Read more...]