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The Beauty of Detail

The Beauty of Detail...

December 8, 2009

I started reading Scott Gold’s Los Angeles Times story on Nov. 26 and was ready ...

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Writing for print vs. blogging

Writing for print vs. blogging...

March 18, 2009

Julia Scott makes the transition and shares her tips Julia Scott is a reporter turned blogger ...

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‘I Want to Watch’

‘I Want to Watch’...

April 2, 2007

They let you in. Now what? One of the best feelings as a reader is being ...

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Knitting the yarn

Knitting the yarn...

October 3, 2005

Stuart Pfeifer scores and gets credit for an accidental assist The first thing I feel when ...

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Step away from the vehicle

Step away from the vehicle...

August 4, 2005

Nick Sortal's formula for finding true-life tales I still remember, probably 12 years later, hearing a ...

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Winning from behind

Winning from behind...

July 30, 2004

Shawn Hubler on following--and transcending--the competition "One of the least appealing jobs in journalism," says Shawn ...

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It’s the transitions, stupid!

It’s the transitions, st...

July 1, 2004

A feature falls into Bob's lap...if only he can make the pieces fit Sometimes a story ...

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‘Burn! Baby! BURN!’

‘Burn! Baby! BURN!’...

October 29, 2003

Bob co-authors the autobiography of the R&B deejay who enthralled him as a kid Look, I ...

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Blogging the blogger

Blogging the blogger...

October 24, 2003

Fearful of losing his readers, our hero stoops to parody During California’s gubernatorial recall, a local ...

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‘These great truths need no bucking up from me’

‘These great truths need...

October 18, 2003

Read Steve Rubenstein's feature for what's not there Every once in a while you find lessons ...

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