John Paxson

I-5 Bridge Collapse

John Paxson — Fri, 24 May 2013 03:50:49 +0000

The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon north of Seattle collapsed late Thursday, throwing several cars and drivers into the water, and closing a key West Coast highway.

Front Page: National Debate, Northwest Issues

John Paxson — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:17:00 +0000

This is Front Page, our new segment featuring conversations with journalists taking a closer look at the people, issues and events shaping lives across the Pacific Northwest. Today we’re visiting with the Spokesman Review. Here’s our news director John Paxson.

Front Page: Logging And Literature In Forks

John Paxson — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:22:07 +0000

This is Front Page, our new segment featuring conversations with journalists taking a closer look at the people, issues and events shaping lives across the Pacific Northwest. Today we’re way out west, western Washington that is, where the twilight is unusual. The town of Forks. Here’s our news director John Paxson.

Front Page: Signs of the Times

John Paxson — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:21:10 +0000

As we continue to expand our regional news coverage here on Northwest Public Radio, we are pleased to offer a new segment. In conversations with editors, reporters and others covering the news, we’ll be taking a closer look at the people, issues and events shaping lives across the Pacific Northwest. We call it Front Page. Here’s our news director John Paxson with this week’s featured publication, the Moscow-Pullman Daily News.

Arab Impressions Of America

John Paxson — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:24:33 +0000

This past summer, 20 Arab journalism students studied mass media at WSU’s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication. The students - who were funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs - spent six weeks in the U.S. Their intinerary included trips around the Pacific Northwest, California’s Silicon Valley, and news outlets in Washington, D.C.

The Murrow FCC Rural Information Initiative

John Paxson — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 04:13:16 +0000

The Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University recently was host to a special day-long discussion of the information landscape in Washington with a particular emphasis on the information needs of the rural population.

The Murrow FCC Rural Information Initiative (Parts 1-3)

John Paxson — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 03:13:06 +0000

The landscape is, in many ways, an enigma. A state that is an acknowledged world leader in digital technologies has some areas where there is virtually no digital access. The big cities—clustered in four areas—have ample electronic and print news coverage. But vast areas of rural Washington have very little.

The Murrow FCC Rural Information Initiative (Parts 4-6)

John Paxson — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 03:05:31 +0000

Click on the links above for parts 4-6 of the discussion. (Here are parts 1-3)

In the Kingdom of Men

John Paxson — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:14:44 +0000

In the Kingdom of Men, by Kim Barnes

One of the Northwest’s most prominent authors, Kim Barnes, is out with a new novel about power, poverty, oil and oppression. It’s called In the Kingdom of Men. Northwest Public Radio's John Paxson has a first look.

Kim Barnes’ new work is a tale of life--and death--in the closed, often claustrophobic compounds of Americans working in the oil fields of Saudi Arabia. It is also a portrait of a soul in transition.