Newsletter
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Why would an unwed father be featured on Father's Day?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Quite a few readers reacted strongly to Monday's B1 feature on two new fathers. The story idea was to find a dad whose child was born this Father's Day. As it turns out, both of the fathers at DeTar Hospital ...
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By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
It sounds like a simple question. But moderating an online forum is anything but simple. During a heated local election, the challenge is even more difficult. If an anonymous poster debates the point made by a previous anonymous poster and ...
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Wouldn't Victoria make a grand home for a third Disney park?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
While on vacation last week with my sister and my family, we enjoyed a boat ride down the River Walk. The colorful captain told us a story about how San Antonio missed out on Disney World back in the 1960s. ...
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Do you want to be an Advocate columnist?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Many think they can write a regular column. Almost as many fail. It's tougher than it looks to put yourself out there daily, weekly or monthly for readers. You can't afford to have too many bad efforts, or you'll lose ...
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Is there ever a right time for a vacation in the news business?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
What a day. We've taxed our news staff to the limit keeping up with all of the news this week. Let us know what you think of Saturday's exhaustive print coverage. I also commend to you our online video coverage ...
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What did you think of Tuesday's coverage?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Despite being a part of Tuesday's story, we tried hard to cover all sides of the indictments fairly, accurately and completely. Of course, any work done under daily deadline pressure is far from perfect. Even so, I'm proud of the ...
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Why should you care about a free press?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Our editorial board's opinion was a little slow posting Sunday morning, but I hope you take the time to read it while you're reading Gabe Semenza's analysis of the Victoria District Attorney's contested records. We want to keep journalists out ...
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Why should newspapers protect the newsgathering process?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
An important hearing occurs Friday morning in the Victoria County Courthouse. At the risk of over-dramatizing, what's at stake is the First Amendment. Subpoenas like the one Gabe Semenza received this week have a chilling effect on newsgathering. We don't ...
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What do you want in an entertainment section?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
I want my "M3." OK, I'm showing my age with my reference to a 1985 Dire Straits song. Instead of relying on my personal pop culture tastes, we want to hear from you about what you want in your weekly entertainment section. ...
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History demands more stories be told
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Sheriff T. Michael O"Connor steered a steady stream of semis around the small crowd that stood Saturday alongside the road south of Victoria. Amid the somber speeches honoring the dead and the roar of the semis going in and out ...