Publications by Eric Niewoehner
Collection of articles on current issues, reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic, professional development, travel and history
This is my journal of animals I encountered in Alaska. Most of these sightings were while walking through the wilderness, but some of the photos will demonstrate how the wilderness came to our front porch. Black Bear Ursus americanus Can’t have a web page for Alaskan animals without something about bears. I think my understanding…
Two events occurring on opposites ends of the world bring into question the legality and the ethics of embedded journalism. What is the link between Don Lemon and the mysterious Ali Mahmud? Don Lemon Former CNN host Don Lemon has been in the news as of late. It is said by some in the field…
What a truck has to say about the place and the person who drives it When living in Columbia, Missouri, I observed that there were two types of truck owners. The suburbanites who, for some odd reason, had to drive a truck. Then there were the people who made their living using the truck as…
The Missouri countryside is teeming with wild animals. Deer are seen almost daily around here. Over the years you will see a wide range of animals. Unfortunately, mostly as road kill. Over the decades I have had some interesting encounters with wild animals. Black Rat Snake Maybe it’s a technicality, but this is the black…
Several years ago I fell off the deep end and picked up bird watching as a hobby. While I was always interested in birds, I often stereotyped bird enthusiasts as nerdy, walking down trails with binoculars around their neck, some bedecked with $2,000 cameras with lenses so big a person could barely balance them (thus…