Moving on, but not out of news biz
That was the headline on a column I wrote for Sunday’s Evening News.
Yes, I’m leaving The Evening News to teach full-time at Monroe County Community College.
I’m excited about the opportunity to pass on some of my experience in journalism to young (and not-so-young) students at the community college. My last day at the Evening News is Aug. 15.
But, as the headline suggests, I’m not really leaving The Evening News. I expect to maintain a close relationship with my friends and colleagues at the newspaper, working with them on a variety of projects.
And I’m keeping the News Notes blog - at least until I see how it goes.
It will be fun to comment on the media - including The Evening News - from the perspective of an outside expert (so to speak) instead of an insider.
And after a year of moderating MonroeTalks.com, I can now actually say what I want to on the talk forums, instead of carefully representing the newspaper’s position.
I’ll still be a journalist. Being impartial and looking at both sides is part of who I am after 30 years as a reporter and editor of one sort or another. But when I comment, it won’t be as an Evening News employee, but as a journalism professor - an independent viewpoint.
That could be a lot more fun.