Social Media Policy- Sonia slams Congress leaders for speaking to media - Social News XYZ October 16, 2021
- Explained: The Various Sources of Uncertainty in COVID-19 Studies - The Wire Science October 16, 2021
- The week in fake news: A roundup of popular but false stories on social media - The Seattle Times October 15, 2021
- Leveraging The Traditional Social Media Scheduling to Another Other Level With sshare.media - News Channel Nebraska October 15, 2021
- Opinion: Standing on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building, I learned this lesson - The San Diego Union-Tribune October 15, 2021
- Capitol Report | The Legal Intelligencer - Law.com October 15, 2021
- Fireworks ocular injury in Saudi Arabia | OPTH - Dove Medical Press October 14, 2021
- Govt notifies new social media rules - The Express Tribune October 14, 2021
- Baboon Research: Discussing Oregon Football can Relieve Stress? - FishDuck October 9, 2021
- 'A coward's palace': Australian PM slams social media amid defamation law controversy - Reuters October 7, 2021
- S. Media Vancouver
- Alberta set to vote on rejecting equalization, premier says it's about leverage - Vancouver Is Awesome October 17, 2021
- Mayor wanted: some Quebec towns struggle to find municipal candidates - Vancouver Is Awesome October 17, 2021
- Canal Flats gets resident attraction update - Columbia Valley Pioneer October 17, 2021
- Lawsuits demand unproven ivermectin for COVID patients - Vancouver Is Awesome October 17, 2021
- 'He was Southend': Tributes paid to slain British lawmaker - Vancouver Is Awesome October 17, 2021
- Four arrested in Vancouver on Day One of weeks-long climate protests | News - Daily Hive October 17, 2021
- Soulless Solomon & The Daring Future of Solana NFT's - GlobeNewswire October 16, 2021
- Quebec reports 679 new COVID-19 cases, three further deaths, rise in hospitalizations - Vancouver Is Awesome October 16, 2021
- Vince Neil hurt in fall from stage at Tennessee rock festival - CNN October 16, 2021
- Surge in demand: Distribution of COVID-19 rapid-test kits cut short in New Brunswick - Vancouver Is Awesome October 16, 2021
- Kwantlen
- Kwantlen Creative Captures shows promise as first KPU photography club - The Runner October 16, 2021
- Taking Flight opens at Burnaby's Deer Lake Gallery - Burnaby Now October 16, 2021
- KPU design graduate wins Outstanding Young Alumni award - The Runner October 15, 2021
- B.C. expanding whistleblower protection but law still has gaps, observers say - The Lawyer's Daily October 15, 2021
- KPU's animal care policy is in the last stage of the approval process - The Runner October 14, 2021
- News Brief: KPU releases updated vaccination status survey results - The Runner October 11, 2021
- RapidBus service to be completed beside KPU by 2023 - The Runner October 9, 2021
- For 50+ adults, Surrey's fall 'TALK' subjects focus on policing, artist Monet and more – Peace Arch News - Peace Arch News October 8, 2021
- Poured Canada Fall 2021 Issue Out Now – Canadian Beer News - Canadian Beer News October 6, 2021
- 'Humbled' construction-management boss given KPU's Distinguished Alumni Award – Peace Arch News - Peace Arch News October 4, 2021
- UBC
- B.C. university staff and students ask for more clarity around COVID-19 protocols - CBC.ca October 17, 2021
- Firewall requirements in attached garages - Chicago Daily Herald October 17, 2021
- Men's Soccer vs Trinity Western University on 10/16/2021 - Box Score - UBC Thunderbirds October 17, 2021
- Incredible comeback earns UBC OT win in Regina - UBC Thunderbirds October 17, 2021
- Football Huskies win big in return to Griffiths Stadium - Saskatoon StarPhoenix October 17, 2021
- Meet your Bowen Island Neighbours: Paul Tennant - Bowen Island Undercurrent October 16, 2021
- Men's Hockey vs Trinity Western University on 10/15/2021 - Box Score - UBC Thunderbirds October 16, 2021
- Shots ahead: UBC men's hockey pre-season report card - Ubyssey Online October 15, 2021
- 'Birds host rival Vikes for the Wightman Boot - UBC Thunderbirds October 15, 2021
- University of Alberta's men's & women's ice hockey teams named Canada West preseason favorites - Boxscore October 15, 2021
- Business Education
- Will the microchip shortage ruin your holiday shopping? - Fredericksburg Today October 17, 2021
- George Pyle: What I learned about Salt Lake City by hearing leaders explain it to out-of-towners - Salt Lake Tribune October 17, 2021
- Meet the candidates for St. Albert and Strathcona County's 2021 elections - CBC.ca October 17, 2021
- The pandemic could be leading to a golden age for unions - Alabama Public Radio October 17, 2021
- Michigan Music Alliance B-Side Sessions: Advice for musicians - localspins.com October 17, 2021
- Lewis Eugene "Gene" Janssen Obituary (2021) Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier - Legacy.com October 17, 2021
- Swedish Envoy Urges For Sustainable Living Standards In Society - UrduPoint - UrduPoint News October 17, 2021
- Philosophical pursuit of a good manager - Economic Times October 17, 2021
- George Fleming Obituary (2021) - Woodland, Ca, CA - Daily Democrat - Legacy.com October 17, 2021
- Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence seeking '22 nominations - Tulsa World October 17, 2021
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