Jim Boren, Author at GV Wire

Lessons Learned by Picking Cantaloupes in San Joaquin Valley

July 30, 2019

It’s cantaloupe season in the San Joaquin Valley, a time that takes me back to a summer during high school when I picked melons in Huron for farming pioneer Russell Giffen. I didn’t know Giffen. I was merely on...

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Use These Tips to Cut Your Odds of Sharing ‘Fake News’

Jim Boren

June 13, 2019

Have you ever forwarded a news item to friends on Facebook only to later learn from them that the item was phony or “fake news?” It’s embarrassing, but you can avoid sharing phony stories by taking a few simple...

Democracy, Taxpayers Suffer When Fewer Local Journalists Serve as Government Watchdogs

Jim Boren

January 30, 2019

We’re seeing more journalists being laid off in the news industry, and just about everyone thinks they know why the business model is so broken. But like most issues, the causes are varied and complex, ranging ...

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Lessons Learned by Picking Cantaloupes in San Joaquin Valley

Use These Tips to Cut Your Odds of Sharing ‘Fake News’

Democracy, Taxpayers Suffer When Fewer Local Journalists Serve as Government Watchdogs