Grant, a former San Diego Union columnist and chair of Grossmont College’s journalism program, died Monday. He was 76.
Michael Grant, San Diego Union columnist and Grossmont College professor, 1943-2019
Warbirds: How They Played the Game
Michael was asked to deliver a talk about his book, Warbirds, at an event dedicating a Chuck Moser exhibit in the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, in Waco, Texas. Due to health reasons, he was unable to attend. He recorded and sent this video to be played at the ceremony instead.
All those global publishers without a clue
Amendment for the future: Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of social media Until recently, it wasn’t particularly necessary that Americans knew how journalism worked, which was good, because they didn’t. Journalism was not a required class in American schools. The institution did it for them. Aspiring journalists worked for the paper in… Continue reading All those global publishers without a clue
The end of a career. And the beginning of . . .
What I have to say here is the end of an old story creating the beginning of a new one. Today — Thursday, May 29, 2014 — is my absolute last day of a career in paid journalism (they go together, in my view) which began in late July, 1969. I am sorry now that… Continue reading The end of a career. And the beginning of . . .
Aloha’aaa’a’aaa’aa’a!
Aloha! Now my wife and I can say we have been to Hawaii. We spent Thanksgiving and several more days with friends on the Big Island.We flew Hawaiian Airlines, and in the waiting lounge at the San Diego airport, every announcement from the desk ended with "Mahalo." Ending every routine message with this word gave… Continue reading Aloha’aaa’a’aaa’aa’a!
The Great Gulliver
Gulliver could sit in my cupped hands when he came to Alta Mira in the summer of 1998. He was a black fuzzball with a huge white ruff and a white blaze on his face. But he had the stout forelegs typical of male Shelties and his feet were big. Hence, "Gulliver." He was not… Continue reading The Great Gulliver
A hand for the Inverted Pyramid, please
I am so proud for my old friend and partner, the Inverted Pyramid. Thanks to him I and others in my profession have been able, for more than a hundred years, to construct news stories that let readers become their own editors. The whole story may be 100 paragraphs long, but with the Inverted Pyramid,… Continue reading A hand for the Inverted Pyramid, please
Coming to your city soon: “The Big One”
We had an ominous earthquake here this morning, at 9:55 (I checked my watch by habit). A bookcase to my left creaked suddenly, and the floor rolled very gently beneath my chair for about five seconds.The epicenter popped up almost immediately on the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Website, which is bookmarked by many Southern Californians.… Continue reading Coming to your city soon: “The Big One”
The truth about journalism and change
I must have entered a zone where untruths about my profession pop up before me and demand correcting. Here's the first paragraph from a review in this week's New York Times Book Review:"A novelist once told me that he had given up writing journalism on the side because 'in journalism they only let you tell… Continue reading The truth about journalism and change
Preserving something valuable in our culture
In this morning's New York Times, Maureen Dowd wrote a timely column about the news that Time Magazine has met its demise. Toward the end, she wrote this:"It will be good if this moment provokes a reckoning about what really needs to be preserved in the culture, about what is valuable."Many content providers and managers… Continue reading Preserving something valuable in our culture