John McDonald's Page

Name (First and last would be great, nickname if you must):

John McDonald

Your media affiliation:

Retired OC Register, Public Affairs for Orange County Sheriff's Department

Best media moment:

My first byline in 1972 and winning the Sky Dunlap Award from the OC Press Club in 2007.

Worst media moment:

Leaving journalism after 36 years.

Journalist you most respect, and why:

Bob Greene, former investigations editor at Newsday, pioneer in modern investigative reporting. Taught me most of what I know about journalism.

Favorite publication, website, or blog:

Orange County Sheriff's Department Blog;

Advice you'd give to a college journalism student:

Only thing certain about tomorrow is it will be different than yesterday.

Current project:

Helping media get the facts from the Orange County Sheriff's Department:
http://blog.ocsd.org/