How's your health?

By gabesemenza in Crowdsourcing

Advocate health reporter J.R. Ortega is trying to ramp up localization of his beat. He sent out this note: In February we launched a more localized health section for our readers. Some frequent articles in this section include a monthly ...

Planning a royal wedding viewing party?

By gabesemenza in Crowdsourcing

Let me be the first to say I don't understand all the hoopla surrounding the royal wedding. One news report -- "This just in: Two English people are getting married" -- would have been enough for me. Apparently, though, this ...

WITH PHOTOS: Plans for a Victoria riverwalk?

By gabesemenza in Crowdsourcing

I'm beginning research for a story that details efforts, from 26 years ago, aimed at creating a San Antonio-styled riverwalk and downtown area here in Victoria. Those efforts started in the mid-1980s with private investors, who worked to develop artists ...