Recommended reading for Nov. 11, Veteran’s Day edition
This Veteran’s Day, let’s remember journalists killed so far in 2011, including eight who’ve died in crossfire or combat, according to the CPJ.
Recommended reading for Nov. 4: Wheels of Fortune
If you read anything from this week, make it the Los Angeles Times’ series on cars and the poor. It’s timely, well reported and a potential game changer.
Recommended reading for Oct. 28: NY Times, Walter Isaacson & morere
On my latest reading list for writers: the Grey Lady’s tribute to a female groundbreaker, Steve Jobs’ biography, StreetFight, WAE Network, and more.
Recommended reading for writers for Oct. 14
The pros and cons of working for yourself, a prize-winning journalism collaboration in Iraq, Roger Ebert’s memoir and more must-reads from the past week.
Steve Jobs and re-imagining obituaries
Steve Jobs’ death highlighted a key but often-bungled journalism standard, the obituary. This week’s recommended reading looks at both the traditional and new.
Recommended reading for Sept. 23: mislabeled freelancers
To do good writing, read good writing. Here’s the good writing I’ve been reading this week: Feds, states will work together to halt wage violations (Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Associated Press) - Nine states and the Internal Revenue Service are teaming up with the U.S. Labor Department to target employers who mislabel workers as independent contractors [...]
Recommended reading for Sept. 16 – think big
Frank DeFord on the best sports story ever, and other good reads from the past week that urge writers to aim high.
Recommended reading for Sept. 9: startups, self doubt and more
Highlights from the week’s best reads for writers: what startup founders look like; struggling with self doubt; bloggers’ revenge, PR ethics and more.
Recommended reading for Sept. 2: The Freelance Surge
Freelancers Union founder Sara Horowitz on the rise of the indie working class, and other articles on writing and the media business from the past week.
Recommended reading for Aug. 26: end-of-summer book list
The end is near – of summer, that is. If you’re looking for one more good read before Labor Day, here’s a list of great fiction I’ve been reading recently.
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