Jim Slusher
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Stunt shows what papers do — engageJan 10, 2013 7:00 am - All right, pay attention. Ah, well, actually, I may not have to ask that of you. If a stunt pulled by a Belgian advertising agency is any indication, you're already pret...
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The anatomy of a distinction on lame-duck votesJan 03, 2013 7:57 am - In a literal sense, lame ducks ought to be easy targets. By definition — assuming one is willing to tolerate the insensitive term lame duck over the more compassionate a...
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Events that test the limits of the goal of restraintDec 20, 2012 4:00 am - Our first impulse was for restraint, but it is impossible to be fully restrained when 20 elementary schoolchildren are shot dead, along with teachers, a principal and ot...
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Seeking sanity in definition of news judgmentDec 13, 2012 4:00 am - I have grown, over time, to be very skeptical about what is considered obvious in the way of judgment calls and to try to maintain some humility in assessing the work an...
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Keeping excellence in the equation of school coverageDec 06, 2012 7:45 am - Celebrating excellence is a fundamental function of the Daily Herald. In the context of our motto expressed at the top of the Opinion page, I rank it under the heading o...
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Random thoughts as long campaign finally endsNov 08, 2012 11:11 am - Ÿ An election question, or perhaps more accurately line of questions, I cannot reconcile: If everyone is so bitterly outraged by the sleazy innuendo and purposeful disto...
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Disruption and the pain of unmet expectationsOct 11, 2012 12:00 pm - If you're in the newspaper publishing business and you ever feel yourself being lured toward the thinking that no one wants your product anymore, try delivering it sever...
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The broad view on young people’s disdain for newsSep 20, 2012 5:00 am - To us in print journalism, it’s hard enough to hear that young people don’t think newspapers are important. But there’s something more ominous on the horizon that extend...
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New language might have helped tame the Old WestSep 13, 2012 5:00 am - I’m sure it must have been a dream. I was a young writer fresh from J-school and heard about the trouble in Shinbone. I strode into the newspaper office and got the atte...
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Citizen reporting, instant news and the role of editorsSep 06, 2012 9:06 am - We have a saying around here that everyone needs an editor. I can tell you that when you edit the editor’s copy, you are much more discreet about the changes you make or...