Casey Cora

Testing

caseycora — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:02:33 +0000

WordPress for Android is available. Just testing it out…

Laid to Rest

caseycora — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:15:53 +0000

SouthtownStar staff photographer Matt Marton snapped this incredible photo at the funeral of 1st Lt. Derwin Williams, who was killed July 6 in Afghanistan. In the photo, Williams’ family is presented with flags after a military funeral at Homewood Memorial Gardens.

Beat Blogging

caseycora — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:24:54 +0000

After some delay, I’m officially blogging my beat for the SouthtownStar. Check it out.

Headlines

caseycora — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:11:57 +0000

Some changes

caseycora — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:32:31 +0000

Made some updates to the “Clips” and “Portfolio” page, which I plan to do fairly often.

I’d like to host some multimedia I’ve done right here too, but there’s two problems with that:

1.) WordPress, the company hosting this blog, generally doesn’t allow you to grab certain types of code and slap it into a site on their vast network. They say it’s for security reasons. Fair enough.

2.) Some of my recent work seems to have disappeared from the Web altogether. It’s not that it’s even that old, but apparently some sites don’t archive as far back as October 2008.

Stay tuned…

Back at it

caseycora — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:01:57 +0000

After a ridiculously long break from this blog, it’s time to get back at it.

For now, I won’t delve into the Chicago Journalism Town Hall, which took place last weekend. All I’ll say is that I learned a little, I learned a lot.

Plenty of good summaries, including audio of the event and a roundup of its coverage can be found at the Town Hall’s Web site.

But right now, I’m just going to make some much-needed updates to the “resume” and “clips” pages.

Cubby Bear

caseycora — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:00:58 +0000

Cubby Bear
Originally uploaded by caseycora76

Just gotta love Wrigley Field. Cans of domestic beer for $4.50 and this person, dressed in a bear suit, holding a tip jar. Probably made a killing.

But not from me. I only tip costumed people in high fives.

Twitter, finally

caseycora — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:59:41 +0000

Finally bought into the hype and set up a Twitter account last month. While I’m not so sure I need to know the updates of what my friends and colleagues are doing every waking second, i.e. Casey is taking a walk and eating lunch, I realize this tool has powerful implications for newsgathering. (like micro-blogging from the campaign trail, or lap-by-lap coverage of the Indianapolis 500)

Interested? Follow me.

Online News Association

caseycora — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:19:22 +0000

Update: Membership application accepted.

Submitted an application for the Online News Association today. According to their site:

“The Online News Association was founded in 1999 by several working members of the online press. ONA is open to journalists from around the world who produce news on the Internet and other digital platforms, and to others with an interest in online news”

Seeing that it will be the first professional organization I’ve ever been a part of, I’m pretty excited about that.

Prior to being an actual member, I signed up to be a screener for the 2008 ONA awards. That means I’ll be critiquing some heavy-hitting news Web sites, specifically those entries submitted in the “Investigative Journalism: Large” category. I’m looking forward to learning a few things about integrating site design, user interface and storytelling on the Web.

Winners announced in September. Stay tuned.

Pearl Jam – 06.12.2008 – Tampa, Fla.

caseycora — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:04:57 +0000

Pearl Jam – 06.12.2008 – Tampa, FL – 2

Originally uploaded by Pearl Jam Official

June 12, 2008 St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Fla. U.S.A.

Support: Kings of Leon

Main Set: Sometimes, Corduroy, Why Go, Severed Hand, Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town, Marker In The Sand, Light Years, Down, Wishlist, Given To Fly, Daughter (Blitzkrieg Bop tag), Even Flow, Present Tense, Insignificance, Better Man, Do The Evolution

Encore 1: Nothingman, Black, Life Wasted, Porch

Encore 2: You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away (Ed solo), Alive, Yellow Ledbetter (with Star Spangled Banner)