Monthly Archives: September 2007

How to fight panic on deadline.

There isn’t a journalist alive who hasn’t panicked on deadline. The idea that you’re not alone may be small comfort to those who’ve experienced that sweaty-palms feeling. But Write Stuff is here to help, along with suggestions from your Craft … Continue reading

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Issue 3, No. 10 – Sept. 20, 2007

Shout Outs Nothing enlivens and empowers writing more than specific detail. When you’re out on the street reporting, create a special place in your notebook for every imaginable detail your senses can take in. You’ll be pleasantly surprised at how … Continue reading

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Issue 2, No. 10 – Sept. 11, 2007

Shout Outs When sentences run the same length throughout a story, it gets monotonous. Readers drop off. The solution: Vary sentence length. Read and listen to Kenyon Farrow’s lead on an international AIDS conference this summer to see how he … Continue reading

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Issue 2, No. 9 – Sept. 7, 2007

Shout Outs It all starts with the reporting. After a summer of internships, we’ve got some real-world proof of that maxim. Tim Catts’s reporting for BusinessWeek.com literally helped an Ohio waitress win $1 million. Presented on his second day on … Continue reading

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