Friday, February 17, 2006

Writing tips

As I noted to reporters in class Wednesday, one of the best ways to improve your writing is to study good writing. Read it not just for content, but for style, tone, pacing, word play. Here's the link to the Poynter site that has many writing tips.

Another example you might want to take a look at, both for content and writing, is a series Missoulian reporter Michael Moore wrote looking into the deaths of two 11-year-old boys on the Flathead Reservation from alcohol poisoning and exposure. He won a Casey Medal (a national award for stories about children) for his series.

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