Social Media Policy- Attorney Paul Davis Drops 2020 Election Lawsuit Against 'Cabal' of Politicians - Law & Crime July 29, 2021
- Princess Beatrice's husband gushes on first wedding anniversary, more big royals news for July 2021 | Gallery - Texasnewstoday.com July 28, 2021
- Introducing BMJ Medicine - The BMJ July 28, 2021
- Social Media Conundrum (Part I) - Goa Chronicle - Goa Chronicle July 28, 2021
- Anti-semitism charity says Twitter ruled tweets such as 'Hitler was right' did not breach guidelines - Daily Mail July 27, 2021
- Donald Trump rallies the troops in Phoenix: Unfortunately, that's not a metaphor - Salon July 26, 2021
- Building Indian Narratives and Battling New Militancy in Kashmir - Observer Research Foundation July 26, 2021
- India’s government still pushing social media platforms to nix COVID posts - The American Genius July 22, 2021
- Physics explains why there is no information on social media - ZDNet July 22, 2021
- Regulating the 'tech trust' within the context of antitrust policy • City, University of London - City, University of London July 19, 2021
- S. Media Vancouver
- Bridges Restaurant in Vancouver closing permanently in 2021 - Vancouver Is Awesome July 29, 2021
- Baby eagles fleeing nests due to extreme heat in B.C., says rescue centre - CTV Edmonton July 29, 2021
- Canada's medal-winning softball team channels inner moose in return home | Offside - Daily Hive July 29, 2021
- Manitoba catholic priest accuses residential school survivors of lying - vancouverislandfreedaily.com July 29, 2021
- Hundreds run or walk memorial mile for slain Clark County sheriff's detective - The Columbian July 29, 2021
- Tons of rock break off Stawamus Chief in Squamish, possibly due to heat - Vancouver Sun July 29, 2021
- A spectacular full sturgeon moon is set to dazzle Metro Vancouver skies - Vancouver Is Awesome July 29, 2021
- Big day for Dressel, Chinese in pool, Lee in gymnastics - Vancouver Is Awesome July 29, 2021
- LeanLife Health Inc Engages Leading Social Media Firm "North Equities" - Yahoo Finance July 29, 2021
- Almost half of Canadians think Canada should be a mosaic: poll - Vancouver Is Awesome July 29, 2021
- Kwantlen
- Langley student hosts electronic recycling drive, collecting donations by pick-up – Aldergrove Star - Aldergrove Star July 29, 2021
- Richmond receives grant for Garden City Lands study - Richmond News July 29, 2021
- The Okanagan could grow most of its own food and still have room for wine - iNFOnews July 29, 2021
- 161 per cent increase needed to South Surrey library space by 2041: chief librarian – Peace Arch News - Peace Arch News July 28, 2021
- Okanagan Lake nearing its lowest level in at least 20 years | iNFOnews | Thompson-Okanagan's News Source - iNFOnews July 28, 2021
- Vax for BC launches to get more people vaccinated - Voiceonline.com July 27, 2021
- Dr. Bonnie Henry, health minister Adrian Dix host COVID-19 townhall for Langley residents – Aldergrove Star - Aldergrove Star July 27, 2021
- Letters to The Sun, July 24, 2021: Thank you Stephen Hume for B.C. Confederation series - Vancouver Sun July 24, 2021
- COVID-19: Pride events to bring 'sense of joy' for LGBTQ+ community hit hard by pandemic - Vancouver Sun July 23, 2021
- KSA president looks to create American Sign Language workshops for KPU - The Runner July 22, 2021
- UBC
- Medical training to expand - CKPGToday.ca July 29, 2021
- Letter: Reconciliation Pole hammers home our need to listen to 'Indigenous voices that have gone unheard' - Vancouver Is Awesome July 29, 2021
- Federal Liberals announce Kelowna-Lake Country candidate – Vernon Morning Star - Vernon Morning Star July 29, 2021
- 'Coming full circle in the journey of life' for Karen Ragoonaden - UM Today July 29, 2021
- Cloverdale rower wins bronze in Tokyo – North Delta Reporter - North Delta Reporter July 29, 2021
- The COVID-19 vaccination rate for 50+ at UBC is slightly lower than in other areas. Why? - Ubyssey Online July 29, 2021
- New UBC food delivery service aims to provide 'healthy, local' meals to people on campus - Ubyssey Online July 29, 2021
- UBC experts on heat and wildfires Media Advisories - UBC News July 29, 2021
- Virtual coaching program transforms chronic disease prevention and management - UBC Faculty of Medicine - UBC Faculty of Medicine July 29, 2021
- 11 Films Where Vancouver Is Basically Its Own Character - Exclaim! July 29, 2021
- Business Education
- China's crackdown on the online-education business marks a turning-point - The Economist July 29, 2021
- FirstFT: Amazon revenue misses Wall Street target - Financial Times July 29, 2021
- Covid-19: Pakistan to ban education, malls, air travel for unvaccinated - Business Standard July 29, 2021
- Arts integration designed to improve physician empathy, communication skills - talkbusiness.net July 29, 2021
- Japan bets on $90bn fund as universities lose ground to West - Nikkei Asia July 29, 2021
- Prince Rupert's Cory Stephens receives Award of Excellence in Aboriginal Relations – Haida Gwaii Observer - Haida Gwaii Observer July 29, 2021
- World Pledges $4B in Push to Repair COVID's Education Damage - U.S. News & World Report July 29, 2021
- DBusiness Daily Update: City of Detroit Names New Greenway for Dennis Archer, Detroit Selected to Host Special Olympics World Soccer Event, and More - dbusiness.com July 29, 2021
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Tag Archives: editing
I wish I had written this.
Back in the day a journalist for the Norfolk Pilot newspaper got his copy back from his editor with this note: “Sorry it’s so short but a certain amount of muck, spleen, libel, hogwash, garbage, neologism, prurience, presumption, assumption, half-assumption, … Continue reading
Editing for a civil society
Friend of No Contest Communications Chet Wisniewsiki, a principal research scientist at Sophos, woke me up with this short thread earlier this week:
Happy to help
Twice in the last week I have helped to prevent a calamity from befalling a colleague. One colleague was irritated and the other was infuriated to receive my editorial help, though they each requested it. Both will come out “smelling … Continue reading
Editors are there for you.
This note appears in Seymour Hersh’s Reporter: A Memoir. The last seven words are utterly splendid. Here is a congenial interview with Hersh by Christian Lorentzen.
Editing
The New York Times obituary of famed film editor Anne V. Coates is very charming. Ms. Coates vowed to find a way to make a career in cinema. She would need to overcome not only her family’s resistance but also … Continue reading
More on editing
In an early NoContest.CA post on editing, I described “the 9 C’s” I use when evaluating another writer’s work: completeness conciseness clarity convincingness currency correctness consistency congruency courtesy I added: Almost all writers need a second set of eyes to assess … Continue reading
Self-revision
It is hard to edit one’s own work into its final version; you always need a second pair of eyes. One can, though, review and recast one’s work using intelligent techniques. My former mentor NYU Journalism professor Jay Rosen mentions two … Continue reading
Tracking Online News
My new favourite website is NewsDiffs.org, which tracks and archives changes made to online news articles over time. Currently it follows nytimes.com, cnn.com, politico.com, washingtonpost.com, and bbc.co.uk; no Canadian publications yet, alas. Click on the image to see how a … Continue reading
Writing and editing for the computer screen
Lawyer and language genius Bryan Garner over at LawProse.org spells out, in typically lucid fashion, how to compose documents when you know they will be read on a computer screen rather than on paper. 1.Summarize. It’s important to learn the … Continue reading
Foreign loanwords in transition: What should they look like?
You might be surprised how often this comes up for professional writers and editors. Bryan Garner, the ace lawyer & editor & language authority, explains: The more arcane or technical a loanword, the more likely it is to retain a … Continue reading