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Newsweek, Niall Ferguson, And The Conservative Echo Chamber — Media Matters for America
Niall Ferguson’s Newsweek cover story on President Obama exemplifies a deficiency in today’s media. As criticism of Ferguson’s shoddy work mounted — both from outside and inside of Newsweek/The Daily Beast — Newsweek explained to Politico’s Dylan Byers that Newsweek “rel[ies] on our writers to submit factually accurate material.” Indeed, Byers also noted that Newsweek does not even have a fact-checking department.This admission is disturbing on face. Newsweek wants to sell you stories and news about the world but can’t even be bothered to check the claims it publishes. Even worse, they didn’t seem all that uncomfortable with the admission. Newsweek’s defense is that others are this lackadaisical at journalism, which is to say Newsweek has no defense. In a media environment without fact-checkers, it’s no wonder we have fabulists and problems with facts and the media. But there’s a more pernicious ramification of Newsweek’s abdication of journalistic practices: This is what the predatory conservative echo-chamber and Fox News count on.
Newsweek, Niall Ferguson, And The Conservative Echo Chamber — Media Matters for America
Niall Ferguson’s Newsweek cover story on President Obama exemplifies a deficiency in today’s media. As criticism of Ferguson’s shoddy work mounted — both from outside and inside of Newsweek/The Daily Beast — Newsweek explained to Politico’s Dylan Byers that Newsweek “rel[ies] on our writers to submit factually accurate material.” Indeed, Byers also noted that Newsweek does not even have a fact-checking department.This admission is disturbing on face. Newsweek wants to sell you stories and news about the world but can’t even be bothered to check the claims it publishes. Even worse, they didn’t seem all that uncomfortable with the admission. Newsweek’s defense is that others are this lackadaisical at journalism, which is to say Newsweek has no defense. In a media environment without fact-checkers, it’s no wonder we have fabulists and problems with facts and the media. But there’s a more pernicious ramification of Newsweek’s abdication of journalistic practices: This is what the predatory conservative echo-chamber and Fox News count on.
Grammar, a victim in the office — WSJ
Managers are fighting an epidemic of grammar gaffes in the workplace. Many of them attribute slipping skills to the informality of email, texting and Twitter where slang and shortcuts are common. Such looseness with language can create bad impressions with clients, ruin marketing materials and cause communications errors, many managers say.
There’s no easy fix. Some bosses and co-workers step in to correct mistakes, while others consult business-grammar guides for help.
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Mr. Garner, the usage expert, requires all job applicants at his nine-employee firm—including people who just want to pack boxes—to pass spelling and grammar tests before he will hire them. And he requires employees to have at least two other people copy-edit and make corrections to every important email and letter that goes out.
“Twenty-five years ago it was impossible to put your hands on something that hadn’t been professionally copy-edited,” Mr. Garner says. “Today, it is actually hard to put your hands on something that has been professionally copy-edited.”
Read the full story at online.wsj.com. (Thanks to John Guyer for the link.)
Grammar, a victim in the office — WSJ
Managers are fighting an epidemic of grammar gaffes in the workplace. Many of them attribute slipping skills to the informality of email, texting and Twitter where slang and shortcuts are common. Such looseness with language can create bad impressions with clients, ruin marketing materials and cause communications errors, many managers say.
There’s no easy fix. Some bosses and co-workers step in to correct mistakes, while others consult business-grammar guides for help.
…
Mr. Garner, the usage expert, requires all job applicants at his nine-employee firm—including people who just want to pack boxes—to pass spelling and grammar tests before he will hire them. And he requires employees to have at least two other people copy-edit and make corrections to every important email and letter that goes out.
“Twenty-five years ago it was impossible to put your hands on something that hadn’t been professionally copy-edited,” Mr. Garner says. “Today, it is actually hard to put your hands on something that has been professionally copy-edited.”
Read the full story at online.wsj.com. (Thanks to John Guyer for the link.)
Unnecessary Journalism Phrases
6. Close Proximity - 9/16/11
“Laura Abrams, also of Coldwell Banker, has the listing and says the size of the lot, the privacy and the close proximity to San Francisco justify the price.”
Wall Street Journal: A Private Retreat In the Suburbs
A blog of copy-editor pr0n. :)
Unnecessary Journalism Phrases
6. Close Proximity - 9/16/11
“Laura Abrams, also of Coldwell Banker, has the listing and says the size of the lot, the privacy and the close proximity to San Francisco justify the price.”
Wall Street Journal: A Private Retreat In the Suburbs
A blog of copy-editor pr0n. :)
