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J. K. Rowling on the Writing Process

Posted by rusvw on 08/2/06 11:27 AM in Analyzing What's in Print, Philosophy of Writing

Last night, J. K. Rowling, Stephen King, and John Irving held a live reading at New York’s Radio City Music Hall to benefit The Haven Foundation (established by King to support disabled, uninsured artists — no web site seems to exist as yet to promote this foundation) and Doctors Without Borders (a group — providing [...]

 
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Sun Article Brings Back Peaceful Days on Solomons Island

Posted by rusvw on 07/4/06 7:01 AM in Analyzing What's in Print

Relevance is a powerful thing. I just finished reading a Solomons Island article in the Sun by Rona Kobell. It’s well written, and I think Kobell does a fine job of capturing the way of life on Solomons. To a reader who has never been there, I believe s/he will leave the story feeling a [...]

 
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Sun Misleads, Loses Focus in Sensitive Article

Posted by rusvw on 06/17/06 8:17 AM in Analyzing What's in Print

A journalist always has an obligation to her audience to deliver the news truthfully. Even when elements of creative nonfiction are used to craft an article, it’s never a good idea to be misleading for dramatic effect, especially when the piece is about a random murder that happened just a few days ago. Yet, the [...]

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