InThe Partnered PenbyJoseph SerwachBryan Monroe was a Bridge Between Old Newspapers and the New Digital JournalismBryan Monroe (1965–2021): From Myrtle Beach to Michael Jackson, Barack Obama — and the media eliteJan 15, 20211Jan 15, 20211
InInvisible IllnessbyJoseph SerwachWhen You Don’t Have a Reason to Get Out of Bed Every DayThe epic of loneliness and isolation skyrocketed during and after lockdownsJan 31, 20218Jan 31, 20218
InThe Partnered PenbyJoseph SerwachNational Staycation: The Secret Reason We Needed to Stay Home15-day pause forces us to focus on home, family and our life’s purpose — without the normal distractions of communityMar 21, 20203Mar 21, 20203
InThe Partnered PenbyJoseph SerwachWhat Else? Tired of the Same Old Story?You’re pitching a story idea — eyes glaze over — then the editor sighs: “What else ya’ got?”Sep 9, 20203Sep 9, 20203
InPublishousbyJoseph SerwachThe Writing Walk: How to Generate a Multitude of Story Ideas“How do you get your writing ideas?” Start with an old fashioned walkMar 26, 20214Mar 26, 20214
InLeadership CulturebyJoseph SerwachHow to Watch Your News: From “That’s the Way It Is’’ to “if True”After 30 years in journalism, here are some reporter secrets: How to tell if media is making senseOct 20, 20207Oct 20, 20207
InThe NarrativebyJoseph SerwachCan You Handle Total Power?Prisoner or guard? We are all re-testing history’s most famous psychology study, the 1971 Stanford prison experimentApr 24, 2020Apr 24, 2020
InKoinoniabyJoseph SerwachGallup: For the First Time Ever, Fewer Than Half of Americans Belong to a Church, Organized…Church growing globally as new Pew data shows Pandemic grew faith of the “highly religious”Mar 30, 20212Mar 30, 20212
InThe NarrativebyJoseph SerwachAll in the Family at 50: The TV They’re Afraid to Air TodayWhen liberals and conservatives could live together, get nasty — and still love each otherMay 29, 20213May 29, 20213
InPublishousbyJoseph SerwachWe’re All Testing the “Stranded on an Island” NarrativeAlone Together: Writers are suddenly living out story ideas we previously only imagined as science fiction or fantasy…Apr 14, 2020Apr 14, 2020
InPublishousbyJoseph SerwachHeadlines: Half the StoryFor a brand, story or book, your headline is half the workFeb 1, 20202Feb 1, 20202
InThe NarrativebyJoseph SerwachThe Year of Governors? 50-Way Race Has U.S. Learning Our States50 statewide “learning laboratories’’ have replaced the “old sports’’ with a contest that truly mattersApr 29, 20201Apr 29, 20201
InThe Partnered PenbyJoseph Serwach500% Solution: The Six Best Ways to Proofread Your WritingEditorial Secrets include editing from iPhones to massive screensOct 20, 20203Oct 20, 20203
InPublishousbyJoseph SerwachBefore and After the Social Media Era: Centralized vs. Decentralized Sources of KnowledgeWe no longer have to call or see each other — just follow.Jun 12, 20201Jun 12, 20201
InThe NarrativebyJoseph SerwachIcons Under Fire: Will Michigan’s Bo Schembechler Statue Be the Next to Fall?Like a top donor, Schembechler’s name is anchored to the Michigan campus, but will we still honor them tomorrow?Jun 21, 20214Jun 21, 20214
InThe NarrativebyJoseph SerwachThe Year We All Lived Like RetireesTaste of retirement? 45 million collect Social Security — how many more were paid to stay home?Aug 4, 20204Aug 4, 20204
InThe NarrativebyJoseph SerwachThe Experts Will Be Wrong: They Always AreWhat’s next? Few admit: they don’t know and aren’t sureMay 12, 20202May 12, 20202
InLeadership CulturebyJoseph SerwachWho Killed Malls? Eastland, Once Home to Michigan’s Biggest Retailer, Now Awaits the Wrecking BallDowntown shopping districts used to fear big-box retailers — now it’s the old malls that are dyingJun 30, 20212Jun 30, 20212
InThe NarrativebyJoseph SerwachIs it Legal? You Have the Right…The Bill of Rights and civics shift from academic to real-world tests weighing public health, common sense and freedomMay 2, 20201May 2, 20201
InThe Partnered PenbyJoseph SerwachThe Biggest Lie in the History of Political ConventionsEvery year talking heads claim “conventions don’t matter” — The real stories they never mentionAug 26, 20201Aug 26, 20201