English Grammar 101: All You Need to Know (0)
2/24/12 •
It’s elementary stuff, of course. But a little reminder of what grammar is all about can’t be a bad thing, can it? So look at this as a primer for those who do need a refresher course. Look at the parts of grammar and make sure you understand each of them.
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‘Just Write What Happened’ (0)
2/24/12 •
William Woo Many years ago, in his book “Public Opinion,” Walter Lippmann distinguished truth from journalism. His conclusion was not a happy one for journalists, … if journalists imagine that all they need for an effective narrative is to apply to their reporting the sequence and elements of ‘storytelling,’ they are mistaken.and it remains particularly [...]
Anachronism as profession — yet still worth pursuing (0)
2/23/12 •
Few sports columnists today understand the cultural and societal implications of sports better than Dave Kindred. He’s written about the sports landscape from more years that I’d like to say. He’s been a star for all those years. So when he weighs in about the craft, what he has to say is worth hearing. So it is with this essay on sports journalism.
Jim Brown and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar say Muhammad Ali’s social consciousness is lost on today’s athletes (0)
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I love Tim Smith’s work as a sports columnist. Now, I might be a little biased, because I know Tim. He and I go back a long way, and I have admired his work from the moment we met. This column from The New York Daily News is an example of how well he writes.
Keeping Score: Sportswriting, Journalism Education at Berkeley (0)
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Neil Henry, a professor at Cal-Berkeley, took on a new course: sports writing. Academicians have often steered clear of this topic, thinking sports are too pedestrian to discuss with “serious” journalists. But Henry dismissed such thoughts. Here’s what he had to say about his course.
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