How do you know what to expect for a first-ever event?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

Our apologies to those turned away at the door for the first showing tonight of "Drug Wars: Silver or Lead." We didn't know how to anticipate the size of the crowd for an event we've never tried before. We would ...

Are you worried about drug trafficking in the Crossroads region?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

I hope to see you at Tuesday's night special showing of the documentary "Drug Wars: Silver or Lead." Public service editor Gabe Semenza arranged the showing as part of the Advocate's award-winning series "The Fatal Funnel." If you missed Sunday's ...

Have you noticed any difference in Victoria Advocate editorial cartoons?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

<table width="160" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><tr> <td valign="bottom" align="CENTER" > (click here to view)Bruce PlanteTulsa WorldDec 26, 2008 EditorialCartoonists.com At a Christmas party earlier this month, a neighbor told me he appreciated the more conservative slant of our editorial cartoons before ...

Do you like to talk about the weather?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

I guess it's human nature, or at least a good ice-breaker. Cold enough for you? Hot enough for you? Everywhere I've lived, people talk endlessly about the weather. But I've been chuckling this month at the news reports from up ...

What if a picture makes you cry?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

We discussed for about 45 minutes during our Thursday news meeting about how to display a powerful photograph of a woman caring for her aging mother. The image in question, which you can see by clicking here, instantly told the ...

Are you looking for more photos of The Nutcracker?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

I bumped into several people involved in "The Nutcracker" performance of the Victoria Ballet Theatre. They all raved about the special M3 entertainment section Friday featuring the production on the cover. All praise for that work goes to designer Ryan ...

Is a blog just too long?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

How sad is it that I'm posing this question, but I have to ask myself why I haven't blogged lately. Yes, I've been busy with work and family. During the holidays, blogging tends to take a back seat. But I ...

What's the future of local TV news?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

You've probably heard how the Internet has affected newspapers, but not nearly as much has been written about what it's doing to local TV news stations. This article Sunday  in the New York Times examined how stations are cutting loose ...