Newsletter
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What would you ask a Hall of Famer?
By ThomasRMartinez in Easy writer
You grow up in Colorado, and you're indoctrinated a Denver Broncos fan. You bleed Orange and Blue. I equate that to much like the Dallas Cowboys are here in Texas. About quarter of a century ago, a famous Dallas Cowboys ...
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The Harlem Shake, or best of the past week
By ThomasRMartinez in Easy writer
I've always wanted to be light on my feet, to be more Fred Astaire than this guy. Unfortunately, it never worked out that way. I'm a klutz. I embrace that. It's a good thing not everyone in the newsroom is ...
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Regional Spelling Bee -- live coverage
By ThomasRMartinez in Easy writer
When I was in grade school, I wasn't a good speller. I loved reading, I loved writing, but I never paid attention to the small details -- like spelling words correctly. I never entered a spelling bee, and my teachers ...
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"You don’t take a photograph, you make it."
By ThomasRMartinez in Easy writer
That headline is a pretty famous quote by Ansel Adams. Adams was a great photographer known for his black-and-white landscape photography. He was a master of his craft. I can take a good photo -- if I get lucky. Most ...
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By ThomasRMartinez in Easy writer
Today is my brother Chris’ birthday. Happy birthday, brother. Except, Chris is no longer with us. He would have celebrated his 47th birthday today – save for a tragic mistake he made 11 years ago. Circumstances in his life had ...
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By ThomasRMartinez in Easy writer
Each Monday, I'll blog about highlights of the previous week on victoriaadvocate.com. Here's the first installment: Last week was tragic and fatal. Two house fires destroyed two separate families -- one family lost everything and their 12-year-old son, and in ...
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Hello -- again -- Victoria, and what is a cliche photo?
By ThomasRMartinez in Easy writer
This is my second stint in Victoria, and I'm glad to be back. As the new managing editor for digital at the Victoria Advocate, I'll be pushing a digital agenda in the newsroom. What does that mean? Well, for starters, ...
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Behind the scenes of a photo shoot
By ThomasRMartinez in Easy writer
How much time is spent and photos taken from a normal photo shoot at a newspaper? Well, plenty. Of course, every assignment is different. For instance, a news assignment varies vastly than a feature assignment. I recently set up a ...
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By ThomasRMartinez in Easy writer
Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. For this video blog, I thought I would keep it simple and capture the Christmas wishes of the Advocate newsroom. So, here are some more Christmas wishes. We hope your holiday is ...
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By ThomasRMartinez in Easy writer
For a lot of people, this time of the year rocks. Next week is Thanksgiving, and then we'll be in full holiday mode with Black Friday, then Christmas and New Year's right around the corner. Stop the presses -- I'm ...