Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
The Times Square Ball dropped more than a Waterford Crystal ball on New Year’s Eve, it also dropped a controversial tweet that it then quickly dropped from its feed. Around 10pm, the ball’s official Twitter account tweeted the hashtag #BallLivesMatter to its 20,000 followers. The message was a play on the popular hashtag #BlackLivesMatter, which…
Meet Gideon Grudo. Actually, before I do that, let me explain… Judges for journalism contests are almost always anonymous. I’ve judged high school, college, and professional contests and never told anyone but my wife (who didn’t give a crap as long as it didn’t cut into our wine drinking). That wasn’t because I feared criticism — any…