Methodology

I officially retired from my unofficial career in journalism this past June. As far as I was concerned, I accomplished all I had hoped to in my time at WOUB. I made it onto TV, thoroughly enjoyed my time on air and the great people I worked with, but realized the news industry wasn’t for me. I was in it for the wrong reasons. In fact, I found that I rather hated news. I wanted to be on the small screen so that I could say I was on TV. It was vein. It was wrong. It was a poor career choice. Luckily, I righted my wrong. ...

I suppose the inaugural “this-is-why-I’m-blogging” post is in order—less than a rite of passage but much more than a necessary evil. In a world where we have more control than ever over what we want in the media, where people turn to Twitter before their televisions for information and insight, I felt it was time I stepped into the blogosphere. I am by no means an expert in anything; I won’t even pretend to be a jack-of-all-trades. Luckily, from what I’ve heard, I don’t have to be. ...