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
Jim Thomson, editor at a great Northwestern daily (uh-huh), has a great post -- and photo -- on his blog of the tools of the newspaper trade.
Labels: journalism, lingo, newspapers
posted by Doug @ 5:10 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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Heh, gotta love it! I remember working at TDG and filling in dummy pages with miscellaneous stories and pictures we only WISHED could've been published. Along with that, there's nothing like designing a page and sticking in fake headlines that make the copy eds almost shit themselves!
Nice blog. This is definitely the type of "jargon" and scenery that makes newspapers ever so exciting!
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