Good Reporting: Still Making His Pitch, originally uploaded by Utter East. In his final year, he was the spot starter and long reliever on the team that won the AAA World Series, competing for starts with Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Barry Zito and Kevin Gregg. All four went on to become top-tier MLB players. An [...]
Cheryl Rodewig of The Bayonnet, Fort Benning, Ga., did more than justice to one of the first African-American WACs in her profile, ‘Pioneer’ for women in military shares story. The piece might have written itself, based on the subject’s life story. But Rodewig used pace and variety to drive the reader from lede to conclusion. She [...]
For a lesson in exactly how to make a story relevant and readable read this article by Dijon Rolle of U.S. Army Garrison Baden-Wuerttemburg. In researching “Breaking the silence: Soldier conquers suicidal thoughts,” Rolle did more than get her subject to talk about her feelings – Capt. Stehr was looking for a platform – she [...]
