Happy Birthday, CNN
It's CNN's 30th birthday today.I was not yet 18 when Ted Turner launched his visionary network. I didn't know then that I would be a journalist, let alone work for…
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June 2, 2010
Reinvention
The alarm sounded at 6:15 a.m., heralding the start of a momentous day. After a 8-month hiatus from the working world, Kevin returned to an office today. My journalist friends…
January 4, 2010
Slaughter and sensitivity
We don't know enough yet about Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan to draw any conclusions about why he would launch a killing spree at Fort Hood.Was it that Hasan, the…
November 6, 2009
About journalists and trauma
"Hey! Welcome back. How was Iraq?"That's something I heard often in the hallways of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution when I was freshly returned from war. But how do you answer such…
November 4, 2009
Honoring Gayle
This year, the Religion Newswriters Association chose my friend Gayle White as its lifetime achievement award recipient. I cannot think of anyone who deserves this honor more.The ceremony in Minneapolis…
September 14, 2009