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Was Ben Montgomery wrong for angrily e-mailing the Florida Department of Education? Was Alex Lanfranconi wrong for Tweeting out the private e-mail? Was…
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You're a journalist. A coveted source says he has some amazing information—but he needs to be paid. What do you do?
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Every author wants to do a book signing—until they do a book signing. Welcome to the mortifying, embarrassing, humbling world of the book event.
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There is nothing worse in journalism than having to transcribe your own interviews. But is there another way? Or are we all just flippity flippity…
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February 2023

Can we ask subjects about their beauty marks, moles and scars—or does it cross a line? Also, five questions with R.J. Ochoa and Jim Murray meets Flavor…
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Here's an idea: How about we journalists all agree to make history by retiring "made history" and "making history"? Plus, five questions with JMU beat…
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Jason Whitlock was once one of the nation's most influential sports columnists. Then he lost his mind and turned into racist conservative America's…
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January 2023

You're a college student. You want to be a professional journalist. There are ideal ways to go about it. There are also awful ways to go about it. Plus…
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As journalists, we always ask subjects about their memories. But are we doing ourselves (and our readers) a disservice? Also, five questions with…
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All writers are warned to avoid the cliches. So why do we keep returning to them—and is there a larger picture we're sort of missing? Also, five…
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Monday Night's terrifying hit that left Bills safety Damar Hamlin fighting for his life wasn't merely a nod to human fragility. It was a reminder how…
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