Newsletter
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What do movie reviews and election endorsements have in common?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
I like to think elections are a lot more important than movies, although you wouldn't necessarily know that from looking at low voter turnout. Here's what I think is the primary role of a newspaper's editorial board endorsement: Encourage voter participation. Agree or ...
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Is it OK to make fun of Valentine's Day on the front page?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
We've received one anonymous call and one signed email from readers unhappy with Aprill Brandon's humor column about Valentine's Day. Anytime you express a strong opinion, others are bound to disagree with it. We aim to provide a balance of ...
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Heavy cello thunder rocks Victoria
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Who knew I liked Slayer? For that matter, I never was that much of a fan of cello music before either. After Saturday night's Break of Reality concert at Victoria College, count me as a huge fan of this unique ...
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By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
I had the good fortune of attending the Stormont Lecture Series luncheon Friday at Victoria College. The featured speaker was Bill Crawford, author of "Border Radio: Quacks, Yodelers, Pitchmen, Psychics, and Other Amazing Broadcasters of the American Airwaves." Crawford gave ...
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Advocate, citizen journalists cover Ron Paul rally
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
In case you missed these two weekend videos, I want to highlight them here for you. Photo editor Frank Tilley, who has embraced the digital age, shot both segments: the Ron Paul rally and the Boy Scouts Pinewood Derby. I ...
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We're lucky to have local TV news
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Not many communities of our size have local TV news. In terms of size, I've been told KAVU-TV is the 205th out of 212 TV markets. A letter writer yesterday took a KAVU newscaster to task for a laughing fit about ...
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What do the blues and Momsense have in common?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Victoria will surprise you. Just when you think there's nothing to do, one evening brings two events to town like the American Book Review series reading event and the Anita Renfroe comedy show. The evening started with Delta blues expert Thomas Williams ...
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How Hollywood thinks journalists ambush subjects of stories
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
I thought I was going to see a romantic comedy ("27 Dresses") today, but instead Hollywood subjected me yet again to its low opinion of journalists. Perhaps I'm overreacting. Almost all of the main characters, not just the journalists, did ...
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What is the right balance for local news vs. national news?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Maryann, Thanks for commenting. We hear from a variety of people commenting about wanting national news on the front page. At the same time, we hear from others who say they want more local news. It's a balancing act. One ...
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If a paper (or any business) never changes, it will die
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
We consider change a constant state of the newspaper business in the 21st century. We have to keep looking for ways to grow readership while continuing to satisfy our longtime loyal readers. That's a challenging task, but one critical to ...