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Journalism: The Aftertaste

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I know the feeling, Terry. I know why you use the word “delusion.”

Terry Burger says today is 31 years since he became a journalist. Terry is a really great storyteller and I know that overall, he loves journalism, loves telling those stories, and has many memories of energy and time well spent. Yet here he is, wondering if it was all a 30-year delusion. And his friend, Marcus, using the word “condolences.” I understand that, too.

The truth is, we were all treated badly at the end, when the bottom line was the only thing in sight.

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Going digital and getting creative

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There’s a small wooden sign that hangs by my desk in the newsroom:

Everybody is entitled to my opinion.

It was more than a little fitting during my 13 years as editorial page editor. Now, with my new job of overseeing The Evening Sun’s digital media, I thought about turning that sign over to Marc Charisse, as he adds the opinion page to his own considerable responsibilities.

But Marc knows me well, so he’d probably be the first to predict that everybody will still be entitled to my opinion.

Besides, that sign might be a relic of my past, but it will remind me that what we do now is what we’ve always done: Inform and educate our community.

The biggest difference is we can do it much better than ever before.

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The Glass Master

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In St. Petersburg, FL, recently, at long last I saw my first actual glass pieces by Dale Chihuly, the master glass artist. Until then, I’d only seen photos. And as you’d probably expect, there was just no comparison.

This boat, with its cargo of glass spheres, rests on a mirror the size of a small room. And it must be seen from different angles.

This boat, with its cargo of glass spheres, rests on a mirror the size of a small room. And it really must be seen from different angles.

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