Newsletter
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How do you sum up the life of a corporate icon in 3 words?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Apple devotees across the globe mourned the passing of CEO Steve Jobs. Within minutes of the news Wednesday night, people Tweeted, Facebooked and went to their computers in other ways to pay tribute to the man who changed society. In ...
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What are best practices for verifying tips from social media?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Good reporting is the same, regardless of the platform -- at least that's the premise of the proposal before our ethics board. At our monthly meeting Tuesday, our board will discuss guidelines for verifying information obtained via social media. Many ...
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Did you know a newspaper provides video, too?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
We've produced more than 3,000 videos in the past two years. That number may surprise you, if you still think of only the ink-on-paper version of your Advocate. The digital revolution provides exciting opportunities for us to expand the ways ...
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Will you stop by our offices Monday?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
We hope you will attend our community event designed to help you be your own Advocate. The session runs from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at our offices, 311 E. Constitution St. University of Houston-Victoria professor Macarena Hernandez will lead the session with ...
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By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
I couldn't absorb what had happened that morning as I was preparing to take our daughter to elementary school. A plane hit the World Trade Center? Strange, to be sure, but what did it mean? I had no frame of ...
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What do you see in this photo?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
My previous post on Advocate phone calls was so popular I thought I'd share a letter we received Tuesday. The letter concerns a "Your Photo" by a reader showing her adorable grandchildren. We published the photo last month on Page ...
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What would you say to such a caller?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
We get a lot of phone calls at the Advocate, and we're glad we do. This voice-mail left Thursday, though, stood out because of the venom in the tone and the disturbing content: "I understand that you're in charge of ...
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How do you use public information?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Lots of good information shared Friday during the annual conference of the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. Here are some of the tidbits I collected: -- Brian Collister, San Antonio TV investigative reporter, talked about some public websites that ...
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Would you please take our survey about the news?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
Help us help you. With apologies to "Jerry Maguire" for borrowing his cheesy movie line, we really do want to hear from you. How do you think we should handle tips shared with us via social media such as Facebook, ...
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When does a rumor/Tweet/blog become news?
By ChrisCobler in Your Advocate: an editor's blog
In the digital age, anyone can be a publisher, or so the thinking goes. That's wonderful in many respects because it gives more people more ways to have their voices heard. It's also easier than ever for people to contact ...