Website review: Newswriting.com; A Resource For Jou...
Patella discovered this in Linguistics
•5 reviews since Aug 14, 2003
linguistics, journalism
•newswriting.com/groaners.htm
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themetrosexiest rated 7 months ago- Another great link from Dekonstruct. Phrases not to use if you write the news...From the page: "At The End Of The Day - The "Clearly" of the 21st century. Politicians and pundit/talking head types ram this awful phrase down our throats whenever they want to intimidate, show off, or end the argument. Please don't fall into their trap. At the end of the day, night falls. That's it."
- dekonstruct rated 7 months ago
- If you write the news, read this.
- Cavale rated 32 months ago
- A lot of these are very stupid. Here are some of the good ones. From the page: "Aftermath - Print words don't belong in spoken copy. Do you know anyone who says "aftermath" in normal conversation? When we were kids, aftermath came recess. Area Residents - "Shhh, Tommy, don't play the drums so loud, you'll wake the area residents!" Normal people don't refer to their neighbors this way. Why should we? Campaign Trail - What, exactly, is a campaign trail, anyway? Are there covered wagons? Does Campaign Cookie rustle up Campaign Grub? Do folks munch Campaign Trail Mix? Just say where the candidate is, and get on with it. Recent Memory - "It's the bloodiest massacre in recent memory". Admit it. Why do you say "recent memory"? Because you don't remember! You don't know if it's the worst disaster in 10 years, 15 years or 45 minutes! But you don't want to tell your viewers that, so you fudge. All you're really doing is telling them how bad your research staff is. If you don't know the right number, go find out. Went Terribly Wrong - Ask a typical TV watcher for a reaction to the vacation/bank robbery/shuttle launch that "went terribly wrong". Folks hear this and think, "oh boy, here we go again, more exaggeration." Is that what you want to communicate?"
- Blimunda rated 38 months ago
- Lots of examples of how not to write. Great! Should send this to the Channel 11 people here in Pittsburgh.
- borderline rated 39 months ago
- I love this. Every sanctimonious news report, every facile current affairs program, every overhyped cliché appears here. A primer on how not to write. Thanks to cowface for the link.
