Post Tagged with: "journalism"

Fan Mail and Shouting Matches / Opinion

Grammar Be Good, But Only Rock Stars Sell Their English

I’m not sure you can call what I do “journalism”; I’m just not sure it makes the journalistic cut. That said, there’s just no other heading for it, so if I can do so without bringing out any real journalists’ pent up rage, I’ll count myself among them for the [...]

News

Award-Winning War Reporter, Author To Speak in Campbell Hall

Pulitzer Prize-winner Dexter Filkins — author of the New York Times best-seller The Forever War and former New York Times combat journalist — will give a free lecture discussing his first-hand experience covering wars and other political conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan tonight at Campbell Hall. In his talk, “Tales [...]

The Legacy of Thomas M. Storke
Feature / featured

The Legacy of Thomas M. Storke

If you have ever lived in or simply visited Santa Barbara, there is a good chance you have drivendown Storke Road, picked up a copy of a local newspaper and stood beside — or squinted at the distant shape of — Storke Tower, the tallest structure in the county. Unbeknownst to most, these iconic attributes share a common link: the man who would come to be known as “Mr. Santa Barbara,” who was just 24 years old when he bought the Daily Independent and over80 when he won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism.

Letters to the Editor / Opinion

Nexus’ Conservative Bias Botches Election Article

Wednesday’s front-page article, “SB Clubs Render Election Info,” was unquestionably biased and quite simply a poor piece of journalism.