I know I am a day early on my deadline, but the baby boomers I work for are driving me nuts. I have been a journalist, off and on, for quite a while. The technology I use has changed a lot, but the basics haven’t. I have my telephone set up so that I can record phone interviews as MP3′s and my gear bag has a whole range of digital recording devices. I can even do video interviews on the web, but the process is still basically the same. You have to do research, you have to do good interviews that produce good quotes, you  have to check the facts. It does take less driving around, but producing an article on the web still takes the same fundamental approach. It is not just about good writing and fancy gadgets. Read the rest of this entry »