Misc

A selfie photo shows Scott Gordon, Mark Riechers, and Christina Lieffring posing with an inflatable reproduction of hockey mascot gritty in a conference-center lobby. The three people in the photo are all facing the camera and smiling. The inflatable Gritty—an orange, fuzzy, tall, creature with a Philadelphia Flyers jersey and a wide grin—faces off at an odd angle.

What did we learn?

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September 1, 2023

Notes from a journalism conference in Philly.

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