Better late than never might be the theme for this month's #EditorTherapy schedule. It took me a bit longer than usual to confirm this month's guests, but the following is the #EditorTherapy schedule for October, complete with information about guests this month. Oct. 4 - Covering Trauma I hosted this chat because journalism and trauma is … [Read more...]
Advice for writing editorials worth reading
Editor's note: I updated this post on Feb. 16, 2021 to include updated examples and wording. It's that time of year. Ugh! Many students are feeling stressed as midterms loom. Ugh! The student government met this week. Double ugh! These are just a few examples of leads from the one type of writing that has plagued every student editorial board … [Read more...]
The Newsroom Leaders’ Guide to Managing Staff Conflict
I'm almost certain that I'm supposed to have my own robot by now. Like Rosie, the Jetsons' robot maid. My robot would wear a uniform and come wheeling up to me as I walked through the door after work. She would take my handbag, laptop bag and jacket on one robot arm while presenting a tray with a drink and a snack with the other. I wouldn't have to … [Read more...]
Adopting a Twitter ‘Follow’ Philosophy
I love it when there's a method to my madness, even if I don't know it exists. I recently received a DM from a new Twitter follower, asking me how I came to follow him. I told him that Twitter actually suggested the connection, and I follow all journalists I see in my feed or who are recommended through the platform's automatic features. He … [Read more...]
AP Changed the Internet
The internet is no longer a formal place. The Associated Press made their annual announcement of changes to the 2016 Stylebook at this week's ACES conference. The biggest changes were to web-related terms. Internet and web both will be lowercase, starting June 1. The current Stylebook rule calls for Internet to be capitalized because it is … [Read more...]
No One Cares, So Why Are You Talking About It?
I live my life by a quote I heard at a conference. The saddest thing is that I don't know who spoke the phrase, even though it's become one one my personal mantras. It's simple and profound. Being busy, tired and stressed are our society's status symbols. Someone asks how you are and you launch into a diatribe on the three cliches. Here's … [Read more...]
Book Review: A Mother’s Reckoning
We never want our children to suffer, but how do you come to terms with it when your child is the one who causes the suffering. Even more, how do you cope with never having seen it coming. Sue Klebold writes about these issues in A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy. In case you don't recognize the name, Sue is the mother … [Read more...]