Stephen Stirling·Sep 825 years later, we persistI wrote this in the early morning hours on Sept. 12, 2011, when I still lived in New York.
Stephen Stirling·Apr 11Set Your Standards Before You Start: A Journalist’s Journey Using Claude.mdDisclosure: I have been a journalist for 20 years, a data journalist for 15 and, have been experimenting with AI tools for about a year. I…A response icon2A response icon2
Stephen Stirling·Nov 30, 2025The inefficiency of local news in its Golden AgeTaking stock of the past and improving on the local news models we draw inspiration from.A response icon2A response icon2
Stephen Stirling·Jan 30, 2025For a good catElla Lyon-Caggiano-Stirling, a runt of a litter that grew to be head mouse-catcher in six separate households, died today. She was 16.
Stephen Stirling·Jul 21, 2017Why journalists should never read footnotes****Except in all cases. Always read footnotes
Stephen Stirling·Mar 29, 2017We can handle the truthText of a speech I gave at the 53rd Annual Scripps Dinner at the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada.A response icon2A response icon2
Stephen Stirling·Oct 14, 2016My tattooAbout 20 years ago, a friend of mine stabbed me with a pencil. I was reaching for something on his desk and he went to swat my hand away…