http://journalism.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by The Citizen Journalism Scholarship Contest en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:13:30 GMT 2010-01-04T07:13:30Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977717315&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Which bird has better odds of winning in a fight for survival, the eagle or the raven? If you placed your bets on the eagle, the bigger, stronger creature of force with powerful talons that can . . . Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:05:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977717315&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Sharif Khan 2009-06-21T12:05:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977591275&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Allvoices.com has immediate openings for bloggers & writers. This position involves unbiased, fact rich reporting and also writing news articles that are interactive and initiate discussion. . . . Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:40:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977591275&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Hannah Kelly 2009-02-11T17:40:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977588804&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Obama Leadership: 8 Ways to Lead in the 21 st Century     by Sharif Khan   " I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends. " - Abraham . . . Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:12:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977588804&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Sharif Khan 2009-02-09T13:12:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977578294&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace   Job Description: Requires a passion for writing. Reporting on things that matter around the world and ready to debate, discuss, and comment with the rest of the Allvoices family. Qualifications: . . . Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:50:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977578294&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Hannah Kelly 2009-01-29T10:50:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977556002&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace  Traditional, mainstream media is in flux.   Just a few years ago no one would have challenged the media’s top-down publishing structure, but the birth of social media and citizen journalism . . . Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:25:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977556002&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Hannah Kelly 2009-01-07T15:25:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977434348&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace "If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate."                      . . . Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:29:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977434348&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Sharif Khan 2008-08-30T15:29:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977429345&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Back in June I had a dream where I was lost. I was in a sprawling home flipping through a glossy magazine with pictures of celebrities. Oddly, a picture of my father appeared. I then put on my . . . Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:31:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977429345&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Sharif Khan 2008-08-24T20:31:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977423415&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Off-shore drilling is a stunt! The perceived need for off-shore drilling is a stunt designed to make it look as if McCain was making efforts to lower oil prices. Oil companies have until now rarely even . . . Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:44:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977423415&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace John Good 2008-08-17T08:44:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977370632&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace "Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do something,   it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can, then I acquire the ability to do . . . Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:25:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977370632&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Sharif Khan 2008-06-12T15:25:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977360786&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace My younger brother, Junaid, passed away recently after a two year battle with cancer. He died as I was holding his hands at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto on March 19, 2008 at 11:10am. O ur whole . . . Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:57:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977360786&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Sharif Khan 2008-06-04T01:57:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977292338&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace There are so many excellent poets on Gather that you've inspired my interest in poetry. Last night I wrote my first sonnet, inspired by all of you plus a call for sonnets from NPR's "Prairie . . . Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:11:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977292338&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Ms. Meacham: Money Maven 2008-03-24T17:11:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977237609&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Tuesday's Gather homepage poll struck a cord: Turns out that a majority of Gather.com members responding to this Jan. 22 poll feel that a recession is indeed in the cards. . . . Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:48:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977237609&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Ms. Meacham: Money Maven 2008-01-24T01:48:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977233290&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace President Bush has spoken, today calling for " an economic growth package as soon as possible ." (For more see Chris W.'s Gather article, " Jumpstarting the economy: . . . Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:24:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977233290&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Ms. Meacham: Money Maven 2008-01-18T18:24:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977226106&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace 2008 ENERGY TRUST BETTER LIVING HOME, GARDEN & LIFESTYLE SHOW DEBUTS IN PORTLAND MARCH 28-30 Pacific Northwest's largest sustainable lifestyle show features HGTV's Ed Begley, Jr. . . . Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:37:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977226106&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Ms. Meacham: Money Maven 2008-01-10T21:37:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977222450&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Submit your vote for the best book you read in 2007 and be entered for a chance to win one $250 Powell's Card for yourself and two $100 Powell's Cards for friends! It's Powells.com's annual . . . Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:58:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977222450&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Ms. Meacham: Money Maven 2008-01-07T01:58:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977214658&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace As Jan. 1 rapidly approaches, I sit down to carve out my goals for the coming year. My goals run the gamut from finally wrapping up all of the projects I've started to getting my house (financially . . . Sat, 29 Dec 2007 01:04:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977214658&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Ms. Meacham: Money Maven 2007-12-29T01:04:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977184594&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace One of my favorite jobs in the past was working at the Minnesota Press Club in Minneapolis.  I enjoyed the insider role of being around press conferences and the immediacy of events taking place . . . Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:10:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977184594&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Don L. 2007-11-23T10:10:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977170649&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace If you're trying to figure out what to make of falling stocks and rising oil prices, you're in good company. The Federal Reserve Board is also caught between a rock and a hard place. Last week . . . Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:59:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977170649&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Ms. Meacham: Money Maven 2007-11-08T00:59:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977127991&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Married 26 years, Denise and Bill Graves have spent the past year working side by side at Boerne, Texas-based The Graves Group.             . . . Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:31:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977127991&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Ms. Meacham: Money Maven 2007-09-25T20:31:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977061957&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Today I was researching Ernest Hemingway for another post, and stumbled on this information from Wikipedia. Sure, we all know of the possible failings of user-inputed definitions. However, the advice . . . Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:00:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977061957&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Ms. Meacham: Money Maven 2007-07-20T20:00:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034014&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Business Futurist Thomas Jones urges workshop attendees to delegate tasks they don't excel in   BUSINESS CARD IN HAND, West Linn chiropractor Bryan Scott approaches at a recent networking breakfast . . . Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:51:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977034014&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Ms. Meacham: Money Maven 2007-06-19T22:51:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977017375&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace This just in from Gather editorial team member Jennifer Hodge... Gather is hosting a posting party of sorts for financial strategies on getting through an adventure-packed weekend for less than $50. . . . Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:35:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977017375&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Ms. Meacham: Money Maven 2007-06-01T18:35:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976967312&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace When looking at her small 5'2'' frame, many under underestimate the power of a Dawn Olsen serve. Although she does not appear to be a monstrous force, on the tennis court she has proven her . . . Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:32:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976967312&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Jacob L. 2007-04-24T21:32:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976949429&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace I received this information from Marsha Friedman, president of Event Management Services in Clearwater, FL, the other day, and asked her if I could pass it along to Gatherites for discussion . . . Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:48:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976949429&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Ms. Meacham: Money Maven 2007-04-03T21:48:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976752687&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace We are honored to announce the Undergraduate and Graduate winners of our 2006 Citizen Journalism Scholarships, undergraduate student Vladic Ravich for The Land of Abkhazia and graduate student Jim Milbury . . . Tue, 16 May 2006 19:44:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976752687&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Citizen Journalist 2006-05-16T19:44:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976750440&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace "Keeping America competitive requires affordable energy. And here we have a serious problem: America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world. The best way to break . . . Tue, 09 May 2006 06:06:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976750440&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Michelle Wu 2006-05-09T06:06:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976735598&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Updated Thursday, March 9, 2006 Gather.com announces its first annual Citizen Journalism Scholarship Contest. Two talented journalism students - one graduate student and one undergraduate student - will . . . Thu, 09 Mar 2006 18:43:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976735598&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Citizen Journalist 2006-03-09T18:43:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976748661&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace By JON FOGG Capital News Service Wednesday, April 5, 2006 COLLEGE PARK - University of Maryland students and fans clashed with police in riot gear following the school's victory in the women's . . . Tue, 02 May 2006 03:03:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976748661&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Jonathan Fogg 2006-05-02T03:03:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976748648&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace It gets everywhere: in your eyes, in your ears, on your clothes. "You know what the worst thing is?" asked Regina Baptiste, Tolbert Area Council treasurer. "When it goes through your toes."    . . . Tue, 02 May 2006 01:36:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976748648&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Maria Laverghetta 2006-05-02T01:36:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976748643&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Clad in a miniskirt and a mesh top, a chemistry student waltzed into Kenneth Merz's office at the end of finals week. Merz, then at Pennsylvania State University, wondered if her intentions were to . . . Tue, 02 May 2006 01:30:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976748643&grpId=3659174697238763&nav=Groupspace Maria Laverghetta 2006-05-02T01:30:21Z