An extension of the Common Sense Journalism monthly column by Doug Fisher, former broadcaster, newspaper reporter and wire service editor. From new media to old, much of journalism is just plain common sense.
"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Unknown (often improperly attributed to Thomas Jefferson)
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." - Upton Sinclair
"Common sense is not so common" - Voltaire
"Common sense is instinct; enough of it is genius" - George Bernard Shaw
Jeff South has a useful post on his blog. He's discovered that if you are doing a Google search in English, using the tilde (~) will have Google search for synonyms. In some
Labels: editing tools, reporting tools
posted by Doug @ 9:09 PM
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Right click on the chicklet and copy the address to your newsreader. (Or click directly on the chicklet for some quick links to some of the most common newsreaders.)
Some other fun sites:
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I would just say "...in some languages..." and not "... in some foreign languages..."
Language does not have nationality... or perhaps, more accurately, the ascription of nationality to language carries with it a lot of political baggage.
A point well-taken, my friend. It's been corrected.
D
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