Editor’s Fault ‘Cub Reporter’ Invented Quotes
In the seemingly ever-growing list of journalists accused of plagiarism and fabrication, this might be one of the ballsiest explanations we’ve ever seen: “I?m a cub reporter and expected a sustained and competent editor to guide me, something which I never had at your company,” purportedly from Juan Thompson. Catch up on the whole shenanigan…
continue readingThe Donald Taught Me a New Word
Well, not actually Donald Trump himself. But rather this article, “Has Trump Killed the GOP?” on Politico. In the piece, Jacob Heilbrunn states that “It?s precisely Trump?s lubricity that is allowing him to transcend the GOP?s parochial ideological battles.” And I actually did think, “is that a made up word?” Nope. It’s in the dictionary!…
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Harper Lee Letters to Go Under the Gavel
Fresh off the controversy regarding the impending publication of Harper Lee’s novel Go Set a Watchman comes news that six handwritten letters by the author are being auctioned. According to GMA News, the letters were written between 1956 and 1961. The now-publicity-shy author was corresponding with an architect pal in the Big Apple.
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Piper Kerman to Speak at Ohio Library
Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison, the memoir that inspired the hit show, recently moved to central Ohio. She will speak on Tuesday, June 2, at Westerville High School in conjunction with an event hosted by the Westerville Public Library. Get more details about the event…
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RIP William Zinsser
The Associated Press and a number of other outlets are reporting that writing instructor William Zinsser has passed away at the age of 92. Most noted for his hugely popular book On Writing Well, Zinger also taught at Yale University, Columbia University, and other educational institutions.
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