![[Blog] Newspapers: Nothing Left to Lose](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/bola2012globelobby.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Newspapers: Nothing Left to Lose")
Should newspapers erect pay walls and charge users for content, or offer it all for free? That was the question posed in my UCLA Extension “New Media Reporting” class. My response follows. We cannot turn back the clock. There is no way to slow the inevitable — and rapid! — erosion of the traditional newspaper … Continue reading
![[Blog] Want a Successful Food Blog? (+ Video)](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/pescobaco.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Want a Successful Food Blog? (+ Video)")
Make sure you use colorful, captivating photos. Write with your own voice — the funnier the better, but don’t aim for wit at the expense of clarity. And put a unique spin on the news, especially if it’s been floating around the Blogosphere and Twitterverse for a week or more. (Like a hot restaurant opening. Happened … Continue reading
![[Blog] Arely Amaya Charged With Misdemeanor Child Abuse for Leaving Infants in Hot Car](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/cudahyparkinglot.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Arely Amaya Charged With Misdemeanor Child Abuse for Leaving Infants in Hot Car")
An 18-year-old mother who left two infants unattended in a hot car last weekend has been charged with two counts of misdemeanor child abuse, say L.A. County officials. Arely Aide Amaya was arrested Saturday, Aug. 11 at a Cudahy parking lot after a tipster contacted police, concerned about the children left alone in 90-degree heat. … Continue reading
![[Blog] Jonah Lehrer Fabricates Quotes; Commentary Commences](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/jonahlehrer-poptech.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Jonah Lehrer Fabricates Quotes; Commentary Commences")
Jonah Lehrer, a 31-year-old science journalist and three-time author, has conceded to fabricating several quotes in his latest book, Imagine: How Creativity Works. Yikes! Lehrer gave a talk at Occidental College a year ago, and some of us students were blown away by how smart and scrupulous he seemed. Later in “Popular Science Writing” class, … Continue reading
![[Blog] Observing L.A. Observed: 10 Years and Counting?](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/laoscreenshot.jpg?w=290&h=116&crop=1 "[Blog] Observing L.A. Observed: 10 Years and Counting?")
First thing each morning, I read the L.A. Times. (Yes, the actual paper. More on that another time.) First thing when I get to my computer, I check my email and read the latest from L.A. Observed. Among the dozens of e-newsletters landing in my inbox daily, L.A. Observed is the only one I’ve opened almost every … Continue reading
![[Blog] Gawking at Gawker](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/gawkerhomepage-3.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Gawking at Gawker")
I don’t often read Gawker, the site that bills itself as “the definitive news and gossip sheet for followers of entertainment, media, and business.” But I had an eye-opening experience when one of Gawker’s sister sites helped drive traffic to an LA Times article I wrote about author Gary Shytengart and his new dystopian novel. … Continue reading
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