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A Year of Podcasting
A few things I learned from my first year in podcasting.
Infographic: NCAA Men’s Basketball Coaching Tenures
Earlier this month, Patrick Stevens at D1scourse.com compiled the hiring dates of all 351 NCAA Division I men’s basketball coaches. That data set piqued my interest, so I played around with it a bit and created the giant infographic below (click the image for a larger version, or download the PDF). You can also see the… Continue reading Infographic: NCAA Men’s Basketball Coaching Tenures
The New York Times’ Avalanche Package: Great Pieces, Need More Integration
In the BBC Victorian miniseries “Cranford,” there’s a scene where Dr. Harrison, fresh out of medical school and newly settled in a tiny country hamlet, is confronted with his first case — a patient who’s suffered a compound fracture to his arm. While the people of the town, including Dr. Harrison’s elder counterpart and employer,… Continue reading The New York Times’ Avalanche Package: Great Pieces, Need More Integration
A Difficult Goodbye
About three weeks ago, I designed a newspaper sports front page for the first time in six years as I served as an emergency fill-in on the sports desk at my old newspaper, The Herald-Sun in Durham, N.C. Four days later, I found out that that would also be the last time I get to design… Continue reading A Difficult Goodbye