I’ve been doing a lot of soul searching recently, and coding. Trying to remember why I decided to learn how to program. It was always for journalism. Never transitioning out of the profession, only transitioning within it, and helping it to transition.
I’ve been paying rapt attention to the journey of designer/journalist Chris Courtney. He’s fighting a battle bigger than the ones we fight against agencies refusing to hand over document, journalists stuck in an old mindset, people too bored by media to become informed. He’s fighting cancer.
We don’t know each other, Chris, but I’ve followed your work, and I’ve been meaning to introduce myself. I can’t help but feel connected to you, though. Reading your thoughts reminds me of my own similar journey. And having spent the day arguing with Javascript functions, and wanting to punch them in their metaphorical faces, it’s easy to forget there was a time when I had much bigger issues. Life-threatening illnesses have a way of clarifying things. (more…)
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