Joshua Gillin is a contributor to Poynter's MediaWire blog and a writer, editor and pop culture blogger for the Tampa Bay Times and its sister tabloid, tbt*. He also has written for PolitiFact.com and Bay magazine. He has worked as a reporter, copy editor, page designer, section editor, art director and utility infielder for newspapers including the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the Savannah Morning News and The Philadelphia Inquirer. He and his family live in St. Petersburg, Fla. Tweet to him at @jpgillin, or email him at jgillin@tampabay.com.