The news cycle is dysfunctional, and frankly, we're all at fault.

The News Cycle is Broken, and Honestly, We’re All to Blame

Look, I've Been Around the Block Let me tell you something, folks. I've been in this game since the late '90s. Back when we still smelled newsprint and had to physically roll up our sleeves...
The Untidy Reality of Lagos's Traffic Issue

The Messy Truth About Lagos’s Traffic Problem

I Hate Traffic. You Hate Traffic. We All Hate Traffic. Look, I'm not gonna sit here and tell you I have some magical solution to Lagos's traffic problem. I don't. But I do know this:...
The news is broken, and I'm tired of pretending it's not.

The News Is Broken, And I’m Tired of Pretending It’s Not

Let's Talk About This Mess Look, I've been in this game for 22 years. I started at a tiny paper in Oklahoma, moved to a mid-sized outfit in Austin, and now I'm here in Lagos,...
The news is broken, and I'm tired of pretending it's not.

The News Is Broken, and I’m Tired of Pretending It’s Not

Let's Talk About This Mess Look, I've been in this game for 22 years. That's right, 22. I started back when newspapers still smelled like newsprint and ink, when the hum of a fax machine...
The news cycle is broken, and we are all to blame.

The News Cycle is Broken, and We’re All to Blame

I’ve been in this game for 20 years, and I’m telling you: it’s a mess Let me set the scene. It’s 2003, I’m a wet-behind-the-ears reporter at a small-town paper in Ohio. The editor, let’s...
The Untidy Reality of Nigeria's News Industry: A Journalist's Outburst

The Messy Truth About Nigeria’s News Industry: A Journalist’s Rant

Honestly, We're in Trouble Let's get one thing straight. I've been in this game for 22 years. I've seen alot, and frankly, what's happening with news in Nigeria right now? It's a disaster. I'm not...
The news is broken, and I'm tired of pretending it's not.

The News Is Broken, And I’m Tired of Pretending It’s Not

We’re All Completely Screwed Look, I’ve been in this game for 22 years. I started at a tiny paper in Austin, Texas, back in 1998. The kind of place where you covered city council meetings...
The news cycle is broken, and we are all to blame.

The News Cycle is Broken, and We’re All to Blame

Let's Talk About This Mess Okay, full disclosure: I've been in this game for 22 years. Started as a beat reporter in some Podunk town in Texas, worked my way up to editing major publications....
The news is broken, and we're all to blame.

The News is Broken, and We’re All to Blame

Let’s Talk About This Mess Look, I’ve been in this game for over 20 years. I’ve seen a lot of things come and go. But honestly, the state of news today? It’s a completley different...
The News Industry's Overlooked Problem: Our Collective Responsibility for Clickbait

The News Industry’s Elephant in the Room: Why We’re All Guilty of Clickbait

Look, I'm Gonna Say It I've been in this industry for over 20 years. Worked at places you've heard of, places you haven't. I've seen alot change. But one thing? One thing hasn't changed enough....

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