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Writing/Editing

Guelph Mercury Puts Seminar Lesson into Action

By - March 31, 2006
How one city editor shook up coverage of their province's annual budget based on what he learned at API's City and Metro Editors seminar. » Full Story

Newly Formed Society of Metro Editors Offers Support

By - September 28, 2005
Metro, city and news editors now have their own professional organization—the Society of Metro Editors—to rely on for support and training. The national group was formed in September by several editors who attended an American Press Institute seminar for city and metro editors in early 2005. » Full Story

Redefining the Language of Journalism

By API Staff - February 03, 2005
Tim Porter writes on the Media Center's Morph Blog: "The language of journalism is changing. The terms that define the components of the craft are in flux. The vocabulary of newspapers is under challenge by both critics of the industry's rigidity and by evangelists for new forms of journalism. The result: A journalistic Babel where confusion reigns." » Full Story

Make a sport of election coverage

By - October 14, 2004
What works for sports will work for campaign coverage, whether we're covering a presidential campaign or the race for neighborhood dog catcher. » Full Story

Drawing on strengths to paint a digital picture

By ccapellman - September 28, 2004
BaltimoreSun.com, CQ.com, Reuters.com, USAToday.com and WashingtonPost.com demonstrate different approaches to digital storytelling at ONA conference. » Full Story



:: Business Editors Encouraged to Speak the Language of Average Readers - September 22, 2004

:: Post your thoughts: Prosecuting the story - January 13, 2004

:: The prescription for editorial page success - January 09, 2004

:: The sweet science of teaching brevity and sensitivity - July 16, 2003

:: Copy desks' high-wire act - April 25, 2003

:: Sometimes you (should) feel like a nut - April 25, 2003

:: Poetry exercise: Four girls look at death - August 01, 2002

:: The last refuge of insecure reporters - May 01, 2002

:: Principles of conduct - May 01, 2002

:: For good writing, it's a matter of time - April 01, 2002

:: NEAPNEA winners: Making the best of what's around - April 01, 2002

:: Good news, bad news: Learning from The Telegraph - February 01, 2002

:: Earning the right - December 01, 2001

:: Avoid 'newsletter' approach when covering high school sports - December 01, 2001

:: 10 tips for getting emotion and detail into newswriting - September 01, 2001