Bill Bellen – All Otsego

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Bill Bellen

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The Partial Observer: The Recession of Reporting

I began with an extensive multi-month-long period of research and data collection. This entailed delving into the characters and technologies that defined the evolution of journalism as a whole since roughly the Spanish American War. From yellow journalism, to the advent of television, to the breakdown of ethics as we approach today, I gained immense swaths of knowledge that I was previously unaware of.…

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Editorial: Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

Our motto here at “The Freeman’s Journal” and “Hometown Oneonta” is “putting the community back into the newspaper.” Whether you read our hard-copy newspapers or subscribe to our website, AllOtsego.com, we believe it is important to not only cover the news of Otsego County, but also to provide a forum by which its residents can contribute their own views and expertise.…

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Milford’s Menagerie: The MCS 2025 Capital Project

Capital projects are integral to maintaining and improving educational environments across the state. The process starts with the New York State Education Department’s Building Conditions Survey that occurs at each school every five years—seven in the case of Milford, due to a backlog.…