Editing
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Things to NOT say to a Publisher
Former EPA editor-tuned-publisher Dale Hanso Bourke returned from the dark side of the force to give mere mortals a quick…
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What Does it Mean to Serve the Reader?
I suppose, if pressed, most of us would agree that we want to serve our readers. Even if it’s not…
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The Editing Partnership
How did you know I needed to read that devotion on that day?” one of our readers, who knew I…
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How Much Can I Quote? A Guideline for Writers and Editors
How much of a source can a writer quote in an article without getting permission from the publisher? The Fair…
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The Editor: Mapmaker, Critic and Genius
As an editor you have to beware of two dangerous notions-one, that the audience is captive; two, that your message…
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Inaccuracy: Journalism’s Deadly Sin
Warnings about ways that inaccuracy can creep into our publications, and practical suggestions for avoiding problems with inaccuracy. (This article…
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Junk food, foie gras or real meat?
Having started out in journalism in the days of big old desktop typewriters with sticky keys and triple carbon copies,…
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Writing for the Love of It
For most of my working life I have carefully avoided writers groups. All too often, I felt, they were the…
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AP Style Rules at a Glance
Periods: They’re often omitted when abbreviating the name of an organization or iconic figure: CIA, FBI, VCU, JFK. Use periods to…
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The Compleat Editor
In graduate school, I rarely had an exam. My work was in journalism, and we were required to write extensively,…
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