LOCAL TV STATIONS FACE A FUZZY FUTURE
(The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 10, 2009)
(PDF of original; Link to story on wsj.com)
selected published articles
WHEN YOUR POLITICAL OPINION ISN'T YOURS ALONE
NUCLEAR AMBITIONS: AMATEUR SCIENTISTS GET A REACTION FROM FUSION
Homemade 'Fusors' Glow,
But Don't Produce Power;
Joining the 'Neutron Club'
(The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 18, 2008)
(PDF of original; Link to story on wsj.com)The story also comes with a video:
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AS PAPERS CUT, TRIBUNE UPDATES TV NEWS
Stations Add Staff,
as Industry Swoons;
Making a 'Mega Map'
(The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 1, 2008)
(PDF of original; Link to story on wsj.com)
WILL 'BRIGHT GREEN' BRING DISCOVERY THE LONG GREEN?
Eco-Channel Chases Ads,
While Fleeing Backlash;
Consoling the Composter
(The Wall Street Journal, March 21, 2008)
(PDF of original;Link to story on wsj.com)Read "WILL 'BRIGHT GREEN' BRING DISCOVERY THE LONG GREEN?" »»
KEEPING LOVE ALIVE
Scientists are probing why some married couples can maintain the spark for years.
(The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 8, 2008)
(PDF of original;Link to story on wsj.com)The story also comes with a video:
CAN'T GET ENOUGH OPRAH? WAIT A FEW YEARS
Winfrey, Discovery to Launch New Network in Her Likeness, But Without Her TV Show
(The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 16, 2008) (PDF of original;Link to story on wsj.com)THIS WRITERS' STRIKE FEELS LIKE A RERUN FROM 1988
New Technology Is Still
Big Issue, and Viewers
Could Be Lost Forever
(The Wall Street Journal, Nov. 12, 2007)
(Link to story on wsj.com)
MARCH OF THE INCONVENIENT TRUTHS
Philanthropists Drive Doc Boom;
But Demand May Flag;
'Terrors of the Moment'
(The Wall Street Journal, August 17, 2007)
(Link to story on wsj.com)CHABON'S AMAZING REWRITE ADVENTURES
Crafting a Seven-Figure Novel;
Starting Over in Third Person
(The Wall Street Journal, April 27, 2007)
(Link to story on wsj.com)PLANE HAS SNAKES, NEEDS VIEWERS
Thriller's Debut Will Test
Online-Fan Marketing
(The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 18, 2006)
(Link to story on wsj.com)THE HUNK SHORTAGE
To Fill New Dramas, TV Casting Directors
Tussle Over Hot Guys Who Can Act;
Taking the Search to Edmonton
(The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 17, 2006)
(Link to story on wsj.com)RESPEK!
How does Ali G keep conning famous guests?
(Slate Magazine, Sept. 2004) (Link to story on Slate)THE ROACH THAT FAILED
The mighty German cockroach once threatened world domination. Where did it go?
(New York Times Magazine, July 2004) (PDF of original; link to story at nytimes.com)CRIB NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND
Becoming a subway motorman one multiple choice question at a time.
(New York Times, November 2003) (Link to story at nytimes.com)about sam schechner
I'm a staff reporter at the Wall Street Journal, where I report on the TV industry. This archive collects some of my work, both for the WSJ and before I started there. Because I don't own my WSJ stories, I've posted excerpts here, along with a link to read the full stories wsj.com. For a complete archive of my WSJ work, please visit WSJ.com
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- LOCAL TV STATIONS FACE A FUZZY FUTURE
- WHEN YOUR POLITICAL OPINION ISN'T YOURS ALONE
- NUCLEAR AMBITIONS: AMATEUR SCIENTISTS GET A REACTION FROM FUSION
- AS PAPERS CUT, TRIBUNE UPDATES TV NEWS
- WILL 'BRIGHT GREEN' BRING DISCOVERY THE LONG GREEN?
- KEEPING LOVE ALIVE
- CAN'T GET ENOUGH OPRAH? WAIT A FEW YEARS
- THIS WRITERS' STRIKE FEELS LIKE A RERUN FROM 1988
- MARCH OF THE INCONVENIENT TRUTHS
- CHABON'S AMAZING REWRITE ADVENTURES
- PLANE HAS SNAKES, NEEDS VIEWERS
- THE HUNK SHORTAGE
- RESPEK!
- THE ROACH THAT FAILED
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