Fire risk back on the radar around Albany Creek
A SHORT VIDEO TO WATCH AFTER several months of exceptionally dry weather, our district – like many others across Queensland – is again on a heightened bushfire watch. Living adjacent […]
Category Archives: Journalism
The answer, for kitesurfers, is blowing in the wind
It’s described as an extreme sport, one that combines aspects of wakeboarding, windsurfing, surfing, paragliding and gymnastics and there are at least eight different styles for its proponents to tackle […]
Style Matters #50: When terrific superlatives lead writers astray
You know them. They’re everywhere. They’re the bigger-than-life adjectives we use in everyday language, often to emphasise the magnitude of our reactions to things. But many of them are not […]
Style Matters #49: Resolving ‘that, which, who, whom’ conundrums
You’re in a rush and you just can’t recall whether you need to use that or which in a sentence or, perhaps, your dilemma is choosing between who and whom. […]
Style Matters #48: There’s an established protocol to describing suspects
One of the desks that nearly all reporters will work on at some point in their careers is police rounds (in the US this may be known as the crime […]
Style Matters #47: When things get really grisly, don’t call in a bear
It’s an easy mistake to make, especially for those of us in countries that don’t have grizzly bears with which to contend. However, we do have irritable people, like cranky […]
Style Matters #46: It pays not to get your couples mixed up with your pairs
Ever wonder why you see in print both the pair/couple is and the pair/couple are in print and ponder which is correct? Well, both are, and it is pretty easy […]
Style Matters #45: Remember to vary the starting words of your sentences
Writers need to be careful not fall into a simple visual trap when crafting their stories. That trap awaits writers, especially news writers, who sometimes start a string of sentences […]
Style Matters #44: Don’t leave readers wondering about forgotten details
One of the biggest cardinal sins a reporter or writer can commit is to leave unanswered questions in their copy. Most beginner writers commit this sin at least once. They’ll […]
Time to take our minds off matters political
Okay, the election is over and the overall result is known, even if counting continues in close-run seats. Now can we just have a break from vicious political point-scoring? How […]
