Newsletter
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Student success: How might we expect, give more?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
This is an early version of my Sunday column. I welcome your suggestions and other feedback. As we broke into small groups to discuss the future of education in Victoria, the eyes on the table turned toward me. After all, ...
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How do journalists act independently?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Mike Forman Readers expect their newspaper to report impartially, without fear or favor, as the famous saying goes. The principle is one of four cornerstones to the Society of Professional Journalists' code of ethics: Seek truth and report it; minimize ...
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What statement of values would you expect from a petroleum company?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
The stereotype holds that a petroleum company has no values. That's partly why I was so taken by what I consider to be one of the best company statement of values I've ever read. I came across this statement while ...
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How can we best focus community attention on education?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
We consider community leadership to be an important part of our role as your Advocate. First and foremost, we provide leadership through news coverage that informs the community. We also do this with our Viewpoints page editorials, by inviting people ...
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What will net you a long, healthy, happy life?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Durst has some birthday cake after playing a couple sets of tennis. Durst turned 90 on Feb. 8, but the Victoria Tennis Association celebration was Saturday. Victorian Lee Durst will tell you the answer is tennis. I had the pleasure ...
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When might headlines be better off saying less?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Our ethics board discussed this month a familiar yet painful subject: suicide coverage. As I blogged recently, this is a subject upon which we tread lightly but remain steadfast in our belief that it should be reported. Local editor Becky ...
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What was your favorite Super Bowl commercial?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
The game was close, but I have to admit I wasn't too wrapped up in whether one Northeasterner team beat another. And Madonna put on a good halftime show -- for 1897. Yes, this is the one time when I ...
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How do we best balance community spirit vs. fairness?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Here's an email I sent to Advocate ethics board members Thursday. We welcome your thoughts, too, as we consider the issue. Faith reporter Jennifer Preyss has been invited to join the board of directors for Perpetual Help Home. We covered ...
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What journalism ethics will we consider during the next 5 years?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
We're nearing the fifth anniversary of the Victoria Advocate's ethics board. When we met first in August 2007, we crafted this mission statement: -- To provide guidance to the newspaper on the ethical decisions we face every day. Secondarily, we ...
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What would you add to ethics board discussion about civil court coverage?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Most people think a newspaper is going to do what it wants no matter what anyone says, a member of the Advocate's ethics board told me this week. Jim Story, personnel director of the Calhoun County school district, is one ...