Posts Tagged ‘Journalism Rules’
The Reader’s Guide to Journalists (Cont’d)
Rule No. 39: Anything that has been common knowledge for less than three hours is breaking news.
The Reader’s Guide to Journalists (Cont’d)
Rule No. 35: A survey’s rigor is inversely proportional to its “wow” factor.
The Reader’s Guide to Journalists (Cont’d.)
Rule No. 34: Sources we like say “going to” and “want to.” Sources we don’t like say “gonna” and “wanna.”
#JournalismRules update: ‘exclusive’; ‘scoop’
I’ve updated The Reader’s Guide to Journalists with two new entries. Check it out and pass along your proposed rules.
The Reader’s Guide to Journalists (Cont’d)
Rule No. 22: All female entertainment figures with short hair are perky.
The Reader’s Guide to Journalists (Cont’d)
Rule No. 21: We believe the word “alleged” has magical, lawyer-killing powers.
The Reader’s Guide to Journalists (Cont’d)
Rule No. 20: When we write that someone is “controversial,” we mean we believe he’s up to something but we can’t print it. (contributed by Lex Alexander)
The Reader’s Guide to Journalists (Cont’d)
Rule No. 19: If the slug or the budgetline includes the word “adorable,” it probably isn’t news.
The Reader’s Guide to Journalists (cont’d)
Rule No. 17: We never use semicolons; this is because editors and journalism school teachers think they’re highfalutin.
Alex Johnson - Journalist at Large 