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- Writing
Obituaries This
was in response to a request for examples of great obits. How
to cover the importance of capturing the scope and heft of a person's
life; how to research and whom to interview; when and if to include
the deceased's failures, crimes.
- Writing
Sights and Sounds Some feature writers here have asked
for tips on taking notes for travel and other feature stories.
Anybody have any good tip sheets on this?
- Excellent
Editors This discussion responded to the question, "What
are the characteristics of a good editor?"
- Skills
that Editors Need This discussion grew out of a discussion
on editing and technology, which is posted separately. It deals
with the skills editors need and how to train for them.
- Editing
and Technology How information technology is helping editors
in their managing tasks. This wide-ranging discussion launched
the above mentioned discussion thread on the skills editors need.
- "Layering"
Stories This discussion responded to the question, "Are
any of you using the technique of layering? That is, putting a
portion of a story on the front page, then continuing the account
inside the paper as a separate story.
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