Will you please join our reader advisory board?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

I'm attending the Associated Press Managing Editors convention this week to present what we've done so far with our credibility project. Meanwhile, I hope you will visit a special Web page set up by Advocate interactivity editor C.J. Castillo. This ...

Community welcomes talented journalist

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

A group of Hispanic leaders gathered Monday night to welcome University of Houston-Victoria professor Macarena Hernandez. I was pleased to attend and represent the Victoria Advocate at the reception in Ventura's new location at 3907 N. Navarro St. I was ...

Will you join conversation about your Advocate?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

Thank you again to all who attended our town hall meeting Tuesday night. We appreciate your commitment to your Advocate. We focused our discussion on the credibility of online journalism and received many good questions and suggestions to consider as ...

Here's a photo that will knock your socks off

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

Congratulations to Advocate photo editor Frank Tilley for being recognized nationally by the Associated Press Managing Editors. His photo of a Calhoun High School tuba player caught in a downpour was named APME's photo of the month for September. We ...

Will you attend our town hall meeting?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

For our online readers, here's an early version of the Victoria Advocate editorial board's Sunday opinion. We hope you will help shape the future of your Advocate. We thank you for the personal relationship you have formed with your hometown ...

How do we teach our children about living, dying?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

I want to bring to your attention a powerful story by reporter Erica Rodriguez and multimedia intern Drew Stewart. In case you missed it, their story is about a father fighting to stay strong for his family. As the father ...

Do you look for shopping deals?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

For those looking for bargains, I want to introduce to you a new feature on our site -- printable coupons. Just go to VictoriaAdvocate.com/coupons and you'll find several pages of deals ready to print and go. Personally, I want to ...

Did you see Friday's front-page photo?

By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog

One of the many things I enjoy about working at a community newspaper is the help we get from our friends and neighbors in doing our job. Our fabulous front-page photo Friday of the logjam came about through a serendipitous ...