You may have heard that winter weather is a big story throughout much of the Northeast – including Central New York. Recently we ran a story about how the large snowfalls made parking arduous, and bus driving downright difficult by extension. While not something I wrote from the ground up, I took significant artistic license [...]

As a Syracuse University grad, being a basketball fan is unavoidable. As a student, I took turns with my friends camping out in anticipation of a big game. We even painted ourselves orange and were pictured in Sports Illustrated’s 2006 March Madness edition. Now, about four years later, I had the opportunity to write about [...]

One of the hardest things I’ve encountered in journalism is simplifying complex government matters. In a recent case, the Syracuse City School District proposed a shuffle of students and staff involving 10 schools – two of which would officially be closed but remain in use temporarily housing students from other schools undergoing renovation. It would [...]

Sweeps periods are the times of year when television stations air their best, and most promotable, content in an effort to secure additional viewers to be counted in the ratings. Websites, however, don’t get ratings (in the same sense). So why spend a significant amount of effort curating tie-in content? Not because of the ratings, [...]

I had the wonderful opportunity to accept the Edward R. Murrow award for best small-market television website on Monday, October 11. I’m fairly confident I was the youngest person in the room, and I was very proud to attend the ceremony. The black-tie dinner was punctuated by impressive samples of winning work from around the [...]