An editorial cartoon
“Democracy Dies in Darkness” is the newspaper’s motto, appearing on the masthead.
Bacon, wind
This headline alone makes me think that I should be supporting The Guardian.
How to improve writing (no. 119)
The Washington Post seems to think that only disability advocates see mockery of a stutter as bullying.
NYT vs. Guardian
I left a comment on the Times article, noting that it’s a remarkably demure account of yesterday’s cult gathering. Letting the details go unreported increases the danger that Trump and his followers pose to our democracy.
Thug life
“That reporter couldn’t have done too good a job on you, eh? I think you did a good job on her, actually.”
Novels in Three Lines
Brief news items, miniature narratives of crime, misadventure, and mystery.
Yesterday and Today
As we used to say in elementary school, Do your own homework. Or, Keep your eyes on your own paper. Jeez.
Risking ruin in a TED talk
A delightful headline that will likely see much attention from the syntax-minded.
Daniel Schorr on journalism, politics, and truth
A useful reminder that before Trump there was Bush the Second. And before him, Richard Nixon.
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Who Donne it? Milton.
Who Donne it
An embarrassing mistake in The New Republic.
How to improve writing (no. 60)
A sentence from Reuters.
Headlines quiz
These headlines are now nice and stale. Can you tell which ones are real?
Headlines quiz
Can you tell which ones are real news?
Huffington Post, misleading headline
"Aftershock"
Jim Lehrer's journalistic guidelines
"I am not in the entertainment business."
Experts say
"Experts: they're smart!"
Proust in the news
A British paper gets the "Proust effect" wrong, all wrong
Robert McChesney
A talk on journalism, politics, and democracy
Hooking up in space
An interesting headline
Oops
"Attention Defecate Disorder"
Times still passionate, study finds
"Passion," "passionate" -- in many Times articles
Passions of the Times
"Passion" and "passionate" in NY Times articles