Author/Book coach. "33 Ways Not To Screw Up Your Journalism." "Writers on Writing," "Writers on Writing; The Journal." Never a day without a line - Horace

St Petersburg, FL
Joined September 2013
I sent a signed copy of my book, 33 Ways Not To Screw Up Your Journalism, to Melvin Mencher, professor emeritus, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, my mentor and the man who taught me the role of a journalist in a democracy:
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NEW: Trump says CNN, MSNOW and Politico have been banned from the White House, claiming they report "fiction and lies", with more outlets to follow
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Trump is asleep on camera again
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Sen. Ossoff on Trump: "While the sailors on the Lincoln fight his war, while he fruitlessly drains our munitions and oil reserves, the president sleeps through his meetings. He golfs and trades stocks. See, he doesn't want to do the job. He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the Emir of Qatar."
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - AP Exclusive: ICE officer who shot Maine migrant has history of threatening behavior, family and court documents say.
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For more than four decades, reporter @lwelborn fought for justice for Linda Cummings. His new book, amazon.com/MURDER-SUICIDE-re… about the case is imposssible to put down, except to eat and sleep. Dogged journalism at its very best.
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Chip's Writing Lessons#102 Four Questions with Reed Karaim chipscanlan.substack.com/p/c… P.S. Donna Tartt's name is misspelled. My error and apologies
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Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull: “When you see Trump with Putin, as I have on a few occasions, he’s like the 12-year-old boy that goes to high school and meets the captain of the football team. ‘My hero!’ It’s really creepy.”
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Jon Franklin, inestimable writer, teacher, and friend. RIP. chipswritinglessons.com/2019…
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Chip's Writing Lessons #100, by @chipscanlan Features interview with @samirashackle , an author (Karachi Vice), who writes regularly for The Guardian's Long Read.open.substack.com/pub/chipsc…
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Rachel Corbett goes behind her compelling story about a sketchy art dynasty upended by an inheritance lawsuit. @RachelNCorbett @niemanstory niemanstoryboard.org/stories…
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Chip's Writing Lessons #99 by @chipscanlan Insightful Four Questions interview with Lauren Smiley, a self-described "boots on the ground" tech reporter for Wired. Plus a craft lesson: Be a diagnostician.open.substack.com/pub/chipsc…
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Chip's Writing Lessons #98 Free Newsletter open.substack.com/pub/chipsc…
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Chip's Writing Lessons #97. An AI-generated version of Charles Dickens' classic #AChristmasCarol. @ElonMusk Say hello to Eloneezer Scrooge. chipscanlan.substack.com/p/c…
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