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Citation in AP style journalism
I'm writing feature articles and trying to adhere to AP style, but I'm not sure how to attribute a source. I'm familiar with academic citation (APA, MLA), but have never done this in journalism.
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What's the difference between academic and journalistic writing?
I'm not talking about "boring" academic papers that are 99% science and 0% interesting. But in comments on a draft of my senior thesis, my teacher made the comment that my writing style was quite ...
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When quoting a person's informal speech, how much liberty do you have to make changes to what they say?
Even during a formal interview for a news article, people speak informally. They say "uhm", they cut off sentences half-way through, they interject phrases like "you know?", and they make innocent ...
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Breaking into journalism without a degree
I am a fairly experienced writer, but I have little experience in journalistic writing and no formal education in journalism. I believe I can pick up the craft aspects of this form of writing. ...
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What is the role of editors in news media today?
Back when rocks were soft and the world wide web hadn't yet been invented, I worked on a college newspaper that, I was told, followed the same patterns as professional papers. (That is, the skills we ...
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Writing an artist statement , not a thesis
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Hello,
I need guidance writing an artist statement for a gallery. Specifically, what's good practice, and what should be avoided?
Thanks,
Thoughts
I'm a visual artist appearing in a gallery ...
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Best way to Write a Table of Contents for Awkward Pagination
I have a piccadilly journal that I use for taking notes on self-taught subjects and I have an awkward structure for pagination and page structure:
Page numbers only exist on the right hand side of ...
