Tag: writing
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Bonds: Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself – BusinessWeek
I have no idea what Roben’s talking about, but I love the way he says it. That might be the reverse of how it was with us in high school, eh? Nah… Bonds: Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself – BusinessWeek
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Witness to a Shooting | New West Network
Powerful first-person stuff that happens when a reporter is a witness. Hard to write that inverted pyramid bit when you’ve been talking the shooter into helping put pressure on the victim’s wounds. via Travis S. Witness to a Shooting | New West Network
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If these walls could talk — farewell, Tribune tower
Oakland Tribune staffer Angela Hill takes on the task of writing the paper’s send-off to the Tribune Tower, and downtown Oakland. If these walls could talk — farewell, Tribune tower
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You Don’t Say: Language and Usage: Pieces of string
“A headline — please keep this in mind — is inherently elliptical and approximate. The text has the exact, detailed information. The headline is a suggestion that you should read the damn story.” – via Blogslot. You Don’t Say: Language and Usage: Pieces of string
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Virginia Tech
I don’t think there is going to be a Why in this story. There’s certainly a What Happened, and as journalists, that’s our first job. The remaining details will fill themselves in over time, but the Why will probably never come. Everyone will blame what they want to blame — no, what it is convenient…
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Kurt – S(urrender) L(aughter) R(egularly)
Shaminder on Kurt Vonnegut. Sigh. Kurt – S(urrender) L(aughter) R(egularly)
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Profiling a Transgendered Life: Q&A with a Features Award Winner – Poynter Online
Great notes on getting sensitive people to share a sensitive story. via Gangrey Profiling a Transgendered Life: Q&A with a Features Award Winner – Poynter Online
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Pleasure reading, fiction and otherwise
In an effort to take a break from instructional books of all species for at least a portion of the day, I’ve picked up a couple lighter reads this week. First, there’s Pete Dexter’s Paper Trails. This just barely counts as ‘not work’ since he’s a newspaper columnist and I heard about the book at…
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Print Media Demise, Cont. – Crunch Notes
How to blog: “When I write, I write to learn more than I write to teach. I am not preaching to the masses, I am inviting them to have a conversation with me, where I get to set the topic and have the first word. We go from there.” Print Media Demise, Cont. – Crunch…
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“how i learned to stop worrying and love the blog” – Google Search
15,200 hits. Remind me to avoid cliche heds based on movie titles. “how i learned to stop worrying and love the blog” – Google Search