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KERA Is A Finalist For National Online Journalism Award

KERA is a finalist for a national Online Journalism Award , for just the second time in the station's history. The honor — for breaking news among medium-sized newsrooms — is for coverage of the Dallas police shootings of July 7, 2016. Two other North Texas media outlets are also finalists for coverage of the shootings: NBCDFW.com in the same category as KERA, and the Dallas Morning News in the large-newsroom category. The Texas Tribune, a partner of KERA, is a finalist in five small-newsroom categories, including general excellence . NPR is a three-time finalist; PBS Frontline is also a finalist. Here is a complete list of the OJA finalists. The awards, to be presented Oct. 7 at the annual Online News Association conference in Washington, D.C., are the most prestigious honors in digital journalism . KERA won an OJA for topical reporting in 2015, for its Breakthroughs series, "The Broken Hip." KERA has won a station- record 39 awards this year, including a nation-...

Eagle Creek Travel Bags Reviewed

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Eagle Creek No Matter What Duffel $23.41 32 Reviews Eagle Creek No Matter What Extra Large Duffel Bag Imported. Zipper closure. 14″ shoulder drop. 15″ high. Extra-large dual- zip duffel bag in durable and water-resistant Bi-Tech material. Featuring large front logo and wide compression webbing straps . Adjustable strap with removable padded shoulder . Every serious traveler needs at least one go-to, all-purpose, work horse of a duffel bag. I’ve had the same bright yellow duffel in my closet since heading to college 20+ years ago, and it just recently kicked the bucket. I thought I’d get an Eagle Creek No Matter What duffel to replace it. So far, I’m very pleased. I got the XL, which has 133 liters of space and weighs 2 pounds, 12 ounces’ empty. It’s the largest duffel they carry, and I worried it would be too much bag. Not so. In fact, this duffel has not only gone on road trips and camping trips with us, which is what I usually use duffels for, but even accompanied my teen son o...