Y’all Need a Copy Editor: Native Icons Deserve Basic Respect
What's the problem with this obituary in Variety this week? An unfortunate misspelling at exactly the wrong place and time. While reporting on the death of Native actor Graham Greene, Variety's copy and layout team failed to…
A mass shooting struck our community. The rumors came after.
Last Friday, all eyes turned to our little corner of the Rockies for one of the worst reasons imaginable: yet another mass shooting in the United States. This time, someone walked into a bar in Anaconda, Mont.,…
We need to talk about Coldplay (and that viral Jumbotron moment)
An alternative PR storyline lies within the company itself: the hundreds of hardworking employees who are not presently mired in a scandal of epic proportions. At a moment when everybody is frantically googling who the heck Astronomer…
Y’all Need a Copy Editor: Bloomberg News, are you TRYING to start a war?
News publications often write dummy headlines before inserting the final version. In the context of heightened international tensions, Bloomberg News made an incredibly irresponsible pick. Continue Reading Y’all Need a Copy Editor: Bloomberg News, are you TRYING…
Make working with the media simpler with these easy tips
Working with the media doesn’t have to leave a bad impression! As a former journalist and editor, I’ve seen all of these situations firsthand. If you have occasion to work with the media–either as an interviewee, or…
