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Last fall I took Philosophy of Journalism with Dr. Stephanie Craft, one of the highlights of journalism school, and recently I have been reflecting back on this essay that I wrote about John Merrill’s definition of journalism in “The Imperative of Freedom.” It should be noted that while many consider this Merrill’s seminal work, he has continued to revise his argument in subsequent publications.
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I am an avid podcast listener, which grew out of a childhood that had NPR as the default soundtrack. One of my favorite podcasts from …
Danish Beaches
I made this picture while out on an evening walk with M and the canine kids on Amagar Strand. It reminds me of the poem that Robert Frost wrote for his daughter on the occasion of her wedding.
The Master Speed
No speed of wind or water rushing by
But you have speed far greater. You can climb
Back up a stream of radiance to the sky,
And back through history up the stream of time.
And you were given this swiftness, not for haste
Nor chiefly that you may go where you will,
But in the rush of everything to waste,
That you may have the power of standing still-
Off any still or moving thing you say.
Two such as you with such a master speed
Cannot be parted nor be swept away
From one another once you are agreed
That life is only life forevermore
Together wing to wing and oar to oar.