In an office environment, it is inevitable that at some point we might start sounding like our cubicle or office neighbor. I don't know if I do it to "fit in" or if my brain just soaks it in during the course of the day. Maybe it is a little of both, but I'm guilty of using phrases or words that seem to be spreading like a cold virus, and not just in the workplace. They're everywhere.
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Being a writer for many publications means a lot of interviews either by phone, email or in person. I never know what kind of interview subject I will get or how receptive they will be to what I would like to know.
Finding “the scoop” can prove difficult for some interviewers, because it all lies in the hands (or mind) of the interviewee. I’ve come to find some quick tips in coaxing the story out of subjects.story out of subjects.
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Does your company have a formal social media policy? Could you be fired for what you post on your Facebook page or Twitter feed? If you work for CNN, the answer is yes. On Wednesday, CNN fired its senior editor of Middle Eastern affairs, Octavia Nasr, for posting a tweet in favor of Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah.
If you are a public figure for an organization, are you allowed to have a personality or are you limited to posting only facts and headlines? Where exactly is the line between what is appropriate to share and what is not - and does it move as our society becomes more and more comfortable with social media?
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I think about the links in articles on the Web, especially when I'm blogging. I purposefully put links in my writing and put them in for a reason. When I'm reading content, I click on a headline to read an article, then I am sent to another source of information, and maybe even another story. I may never make it back to the original content that I intended to read.
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Could sustained emotion spread over a large group of people? This is a question that Nicholas Christakis has been asking for years now, and has some great theories on.
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Field & Stream is making a defiant challenge for the superiority of print. The editors have literally turned their magazine into a target, and made it interactive to boot! An inside page of the "gun nut" issue has been designed for target practice. The magazine asks readers to submit pictures of themselves shooting at the target page for the chance to win a gun.
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I recently wrote an article about skin blemishes and protecting oneself from the sun and skin cancer for one of our healthcare publications. The article prompted me to take a look at my own fair skin.
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Could someone please help me investigate what happened to all the adverbs? I think they have been hijacked by "like" and "seriously" in conversation today. I mean, seriously, like why doesn’t anyone use them any more?
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I was as wowed as the next person by the onslaught of information in this video about the importance of social media. And then a contributor to the Huffington Post news site pointed out that none of the "facts" in the argument were sourced, advising "so take it with a grain of salt."
I'm not addressing the validity of the argument here — I actually do believe that social media is a game changer in communication. But as an editor who often works with clients who don't have a background in reporting, I see lots of "urban myths" worm their way into communications.
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Not only is web usability important, it's vital. In a competitive world of big-name brands and corporations fighting for the same space, you can’t simply launch a site and trust it’ll engage your audience. Developing your site from the ground up with the user in mind will increase the chances of conversion and gaining yourself a loyal customer base.
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