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AP writes new policy to credit others
The Associated Press has a new policy for crediting others in its stories, a policy driven by the 24/7 Web, where everyone is picking up everything all the time. It’s interesting to read how complex these things have become online, and how the struggle to remain transparent — and remain credible — spawns longer and [...]
Check out these fact checkers
One thing editors do is check the facts. If a story states something as a fact, the vigilant editor asks, “Who says?” And sometimes as a follow-up, “How does he/she know that?” “Facts” often slip into stories, and right past us as editors. A real threat is “facts” revealed in quotes. Just because someone says [...]
Put large numbers in context
We have brought up this topic before — how context and background can greatly benefit the telling of a story. Writers and editors learn to keep this top of mind when gathering, writing and editing content. A story in today’s New York Times about the devastating effects of the flooding in Pakistan is a good [...]
Connect with us at AEJMC
We have connected with many former journalism colleagues who also are here with us in Denver at the AEJMC conference. The sessions have been informative and interesting, and many of them have covered the very issues that inspired us to write our book, “Think Like an Editor: 50 Strategies for the Print and Digital World.” [...]
Distinguish yourself: Three key qualities
Curiosity. Energy. Persistence. These are the most important qualities, some would say, for any journalist. They emerge this weekend in a short Q and A in The New York Times about Aaron Levie, CEO of Box.net, a company that specializes in online file storage. In the Corner Office feature, Levie is talking about the qualities [...]
Take 10 steps to better enterprise ideas
In thinking about enterprise story ideas — as master’s students are doing now in their six-week news writing boot camp at the Newhouse School — I am reminded how difficult it is sometimes to develop, as some say, “a story from nothing.” Or so it may seem. But, in fact, the beauty of enterprise ideas [...]
