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Love of game shines through
I walked into the Turner Field press box at an inconvenient moment.“Sorry,” David O’Brien, our Braves beat writer, told me as I arrived to interview him for this column. “That was one of the weirdest plays ever and I’ve got to figure out what happened.”And explain it to AJC readers. ...
Taking time to lend a hand
A few weeks ago I spent a Saturday afternoon visiting a program called Conversations with Young Sisters, hosted by the non-profit organization Enchanted Closet. The metro Atlanta volunteer-run organization interested me because of its mission to enhance the self-awareness, self-esteem, self-sufficiency and healthy living of girls between age 12 and ...
Digital world opens new options
The Internet has changed all of our lives, and it continues to do so. It’s brought convenience, more chances for communication and entertainment options that we couldn’t have imagined even 10 years ago.And it sure has changed life in the newspaper business.At The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, we spend a lot of ...
Living up to story subjects’ trust
Ten days ago, I toured our Gwinnett printing plant and experienced an unexpected thrill. Midway through the tour, Vice President Joe McKinnon disappeared behind one of the giant presses and returned with Sunday’s Living & Arts section. The cover featured “True Confessions of a Crime Writer,” a story I’d written ...
On the right side of history
A few of us were meeting in the newsroom the other day to walk through our plans for covering the 50th anniversary of the march on Washington.It was an important discussion because of the history of this city and this newspaper. And then there’s the reality that, even in a ...
Doing your best is first step
At one time, I’d looked forward to this day, believing it marked a moment that would at once fill me with pride, relief and gratification. My wife and I were, after all, moving our third and final child — our only son — into his dorm room to begin his ...
When 2013 felt like the past
In this utopian village, the future seems so present. Under a huge white tent set among meadows dotted with summer wildflowers, exactingly placed outdoor art and, of course, aspen trees, 2013 seems to fade into the past. Gathered for the Aspen Ideas Festival, an astonishing array from America’s intellectual pantheon ...
Seeing capital through a Georgia lens
Daniel Malloy was raised in Alexandria, Va. He graduated from the University of North Carolina, then took a job reporting for a Pittsburgh newspaper. He’s never lived in Georgia. But you’d never know that by reading his coverage of national politics. Malloy is the AJC’s reporter in Washington. Unlike much ...
Doing right by good nurses
We’ve published a couple of recent stories in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution about nurses. One of those stories, written by investigative reporter Chris Joyner, highlighted some disturbing information about how the Georgia Board of Nursing handles complaints about nurses in the state. Joyner’s reporting showed: • The board handles serious complaints, ...
Handling a tricky story on deadline
After three weeks of testimony, 50 witnesses and 16 hours of deliberation, the jury in the George Zimmerman case had spoken: NOT GUILTY. The decision came at 9:57 on a Saturday night – three minutes before we normally finish editing the Sunday paper. But last Saturday was anything but typical. ...
Talented crew’s bringing news to readers
The applications kept pouring in. I stopped counting at 250.How to choose only six of these highly accomplished college journalists to work as interns at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution this summer?Talk about a tough task: The AJC, one of a decreasing number of newspapers still offering paid internships, received applications from ...
Great stories are worth the effort
Today, I’m thrilled to finally make it into an elite club at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: staff members who’ve written a “Personal Journey,” which share tales of extraordinary people. It’s no easy trick to produce one of these stories, which combine narrative storytelling, deep reporting and one of life’s universal themes ...
On reputation, integrity and trust
At least we’re not in Italy. While Italians live in a spectacularly wonderful country, they have come to really, really distrust the big institutions that generally propel civilizations forward. Thus, their forward progress has stalled. Things are better in the United States, but some worrisome trends lurk out there. I’ve ...
Building a bond through baseball
I was looking at the Atlanta Braves schedule, and I saw that our team, the Cleveland Indians, comes to town in late August. I made a mental note to check on tickets so I could take my son. Then it hit me. He won’t be here. He’ll have started his ...
Two sites part of one strategy
It’s been nearly three months since The Atlanta Journal-Constitution introduced its new website for our subscribers. The website, www.MyAJC.com, previewed in late March and became available to subscribers exclusively in May. It’s part of our long-term strategy to go out of our way to serve our loyal subscribers with total ...
Your input helps us get better
Several weeks ago, I had a chance to speak with a journalism class at Emory University on how we respond to questions, concerns – even compliments – from our readers. That afternoon, as I clicked through my PowerPoint and shared my stories, the newsroom grappled with a real-life example: Days ...
To carry on is to fight back
On the morning after the Atlanta Olympic bombing, I walked in a warm drizzle from the old newspaper building on Marietta Street to the Five Points MARTA station to see for myself.I’d been up all night working to get out the paper bearing the awful news. In the harsh fluorescent ...
For subscribers, a special place with us
Over the past few years, we at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution have worked to improve your newspaper with each passing day. I hear from many of you that you appreciate that, and you enjoy the work we do. And you don’t hesitate to suggest ideas – or to let us know ...
Integrity never goes out of style
This is the season of graduations, which mark important accomplishments for schools, students and families. I was honored to be asked to be the speaker at one of Georgia Tech’s three graduation ceremonies this year. Facing a group of smart and highly accomplished students presents a big challenge: what message ...
Women as corporate leaders
I’ve had many moments where I’ve been able to say I’m proud to work at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Proud because of the work we do every day as journalists and the impact we have as an institution. I had one of those moments recently when business reporter Kelly Yamanouchi wrote ...
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