Here’ a lecture (video), this one on the future of news. It was presented as a community of learners lecture… Read more future of news
Month: January 2010
ordinary conversation
Video of a lecture I did on the role of questions in ordinary conversation.
A Thousand Cuts : CJR
Writing in the Columbia Journalism Review, Terry McDermott’s post-mortem on newspapers addresses both the style and substance. It’s a good… Read more A Thousand Cuts : CJR
Obama the Essayist : CJR
Obama’s recent essay for Newsweek reveals weaknesses in the widespread practice of ghost writing in terms of both ethics and… Read more Obama the Essayist : CJR
Revamp copy editing
Here’s a quote from Tim McGuire at Arizona State on copy editing in the new world. The whole thing is… Read more Revamp copy editing