Experiences at The City Paper

The 3 best things:
1. It was a new newspaper in 2000, which is a rare thing in the 21st century, indeed. I was eager to be a part of it for the challenge of it.
2. I was challenged every day: my talents, my variety of tasks, maintaining clear paths of communication between all players (editors, page designers, advertising sales and management, and upper leadership). It didn't always happen very simply, as everyone, some less amicably than others, have their own agendas.
3. It was (and is today) competing with a very established competitor for ads and for readers (a regional daily), and that's always an interesting position to be in....