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Here are a few things you may have missed in English class.
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Editors have a responsibility to encourage young writers, and help them learn the right reasons for doing what they do.
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Thoughts on Henri Nouwen, and the work of Christian journalism.
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Strunk and White’s classic deserves a place on your bookshelf.
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Why people are so messed up, and what publications can do to make things better — or worse.
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Thoughts on using — and not abusing — the power of the written word.
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A look at a book that can help you develop the core skill needed by every editor — writing.
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When inspiration fails to strike, it may help to think through the different kinds of editorials. Here’s a list of 10 basic editorial categories, with descriptions of each.
Continue ReadingUpon Further Review: Tips for writing better reviews
While this short article on review writing offers some useful pointers and a basic outline, some may feel it’s too short, covers familiar territory, and lacks believable characters. Three stars!
Continue ReadingReligiously Ignorant Journalists
A sociologist argues that today’s religion writers often know little about the subject on which they’re supposedly informing the public.
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