Entries from April 2009

April 28, 2009

A post-P-I, PostGlobe Misstep

The Seattle PostGlobe got off to such an inauspicious start that at least one other Web site produced in Seattle delayed its launch to avoid a similarly barren and embarrassing beginning. I didn’t jump on the PostGlobe effort the way I did the “new” SeattlePI.com because Hearst had the resources and time to plan a better release. Judging from the product, as well as discussions with those familiar with the way the site came about, it doesn’t appear things are going to change dramatically in the near future.

April 23, 2009

Girl-Wide View

When I started HoopGurlz.com, a national Web site about girl’s basketball that’s now part of ESPN, I focused on bringing visual and audio elements to it. I have for the vast majority of my career been a writer, but lately I spend as much time, often more, on photography. I do because I believe girls [...]

April 12, 2009

Hot Birds

Not that I’ve been consistent enough for anyone to have missed me, but I’m back. Some of the time, I was in Scottsdale, Ariz., where I took my daughter, Sassia, for a spa trip to celebrate her 21st birthday. From there, I was off to Miami on assignment, so I had my professional camera gear [...]