Los Angeles—You’re there as the joys or horrors of history unfolds before your eyes.     You must tell the story before the truth is lost forever.     By default you are the reporter!   I saw another amazing movie last night on STARZ, Marie Colvin, the late war correspondent’s biopic.     The star was none other than my next wife in my next life, Rosamund Pike.     Marie Colvin was a woman driven to place herself in harms way to cover the cruelty and suffering of war. Her life and story was an inspiration to the cast of that current blockbuster film, Civil War. Colvin was an award wining but tortured soul, who was wounded and later killed covering the Mideast wars.       She was a chain smoker that self-medicated her PTSD with copious amounts of alcohol.     War is Hell and war correspondents are needed but,    today’s news people have been too often repositioned as influencers and political propaganda peddl...

Los Angeles, CA-- Do you have a cause, perhaps a beef with your government, school, employer, homeowners association or even the news media?  Do you have something you need to promote or sell?  You can unleash that beast in your smartphone and get results!  If your voice is not being heard you’ve apparently found yourself helpless in calling attention to your situation.  Don’t expect others to speak up for you, but now you can speak up for yourself through technology. Yes, you can tell your story to the masses on your own terms.  It’s far easier than you may think.   Your smartphone has a powerful video camera and video editing system.  You just must be able to tell a coherent and compelling story.  You use that smartphone to shoot, write, edit and create your story just as any seasoned TV journalist or vlogger would. You simply sign up for a free Youtube account.  An important part is creating the tags or search words that...