Steer clear of costly social media stings
Why you should be careful about what you post about others by Trina McLellan | Reporting4Work | March 25, 2019 WHEN someone publishes derogatory or false statements about another living […]
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How do you confront trauma in non-fiction writing?
It’s been quite a while since I last posted here, but full-time work at a busy consultancy has kept me otherwise engaged. However, this weekend I presented to a wonderful […]
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 […]
Style Matters #43: Sacre bleu! Can’t English writers master gender or number?
There are many French words that have slid nicely into everyday English language but a few of them continue to cause the occasional visage rouge when written down. Let’s look […]
