How Not to Write Stories (and Legislation) About Eviction
I’m exhausted from trying to track all the profoundly wrong writing (is it reporting?) about eviction going in in Washington and across the country. For example, we have the Crosscut headline from awhile back about the new report that details Seattle’s eviction epidemic. Well, if David Kroman had considered his use of the word, “epidemic,” […]
Westneat and I Agree: Don’t Expect the Election Will Change Anything
I know, I’ve heard it again and again. We need to support “pro-growth” and “pro-housing” candidates. I’ve said before, over and over, about elections in Seattle won’t change things. In some ways, the upcoming election might make things even worse. The fact is, that unless and until, we change the narrative in Seattle about housing […]
Summer Reruns: Nothing But Flowers, What if We Had a Thoughtful Media?
The final episode of Summer Reruns with our fantasy theme is from a while back and was written in exasperation as some truly bad writing, editing, and reporting at the Seattle Times. Too often I think “reporters” are just eating a sandwich at their computer when they write their stories. Google searches, conventional wisdom, and […]
