October 23, 2020 When to talk and when to not The idea for this blog post came today when I noticed an article called “Where cancel culture stops,” by Yisroel Besser in Mishpacha magazine, meant for Orthodox Jews. (I apologize…
August 15, 2019 ThePhillyFiles’ six-week milestone! I sent the following to subscribers of ThePhillyFiles on Mailchimp: It’s hard for me to believe but today marks *six weeks* since the kickoff…
June 13, 2019 Adding my own few points to Nexstar’s ‘Digital First’ strategy The phrase “Digital First” is nothing new. Managers in TV station news departments have been saying it for years, but they really hadn’t practiced…
March 16, 2019 Control of the media after the mosque attacks in New Zealand THANK YOU to the two new followers from over the past week, bringing the total up to 116. I hope you like what you…
May 18, 2018 It happened again, and again There’s never a good time to write a story like this. We know there has been a school shooting in Texas, apparently between Houston…
February 4, 2018 Eagles’ fans give April the Giraffe an ‘F’ Talk about ungrateful and too much attention for a minor story. The only thing major was the size of the animal. About a year…
January 8, 2018 The news where I used to work: Unbelievable! Most of you know I was a web producer for the Fox station in Philadelphia, but fewer of you know I haven’t worked there…
November 29, 2017 Hey, you accused! Would Mom say, wait until your father gets home? Today, it was Matt Lauer. Some of you want the newest, shocking details. The Miami Herald called the accusations against him “crude misconduct.” Less…
October 4, 2017 Tom Petty’s disgraceful daughter, wrong reports at end Every situation is different, but death always seems to be a hard topic. We could be talking about a close relative, an acquaintance from…
February 3, 2017 The media: Certainly imperfect, definitely necessary and trying This is my first blog in several months, and only my second since arriving back in Philadelphia. The first was shortly after my return, so…