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)

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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)

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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)

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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)


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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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RESPEK!

How does Ali G keep conning famous guests?

(Slate Magazine, Sept. 2004) (Link to story on Slate)

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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)

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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)

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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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