Category Archives: Journalism

Journalism Is Rarely Sexy

I’ve spent most of my adult life mixing with journalists and the number of objectively sexy female journalists I’ve met are few. When I talk to men in the profession, they tell me my experience is not rare. Female journalists … Continue reading

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The Blogger With The Dragon Tattoo

I remind myself of the fictional journalist Mikael Blomkvist, but it is the girl with the dragon tattoo who really gets me going. I empathize with her rage and her fierce desire for independence. A big part of the reason … Continue reading

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How To Get The Big Story

From page 43 of the new book by Michael Hastings – The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan: Dave mentioned a TV reporter who flashed her breasts to get an embed with his Navy … Continue reading

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But That’s Not The Alexander Technique!

The most infuriating phrase I hear these days is, “But that’s not the Alexander Technique!” I remember hearing it first about 18-months ago from a fellow trainee who told me, “But good use is not the Alexander Technique.” So why … Continue reading

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Jim Romenesko – Man Who Outed Plagiarists Outed As A Plagiarist

This story is not complicated. Jim Romenesko, the famed media blogger, has for some time been using other people’s words as his own without putting them in quotes and directly attributing them. This is plagiarism. Yet the media is rallying … Continue reading

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