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Latest News from NASW- Hyperlinks as a defense against libel April 24, 2014News sites that shun hyperlinks may be denying themselves valuable protection from defamation claims, Cindy Gierhart of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press writes on Poynter. Gierhart cites two court decisions in which links to other documents played key roles in shielding publishers from judgments: "Hyperlinking cannot put an end to all de […]cybrarian
- On becoming a more efficient writer April 23, 2014Ruth Ann Nordin heard that successful people often work only four to five hours per day, so she applied that standard to the writer's life. The key, Nordin writes, lies in setting priorities and sticking to them: "As a writer, the most important thing on your list should be writing one of your current projects. Whatever the word count is, try to ge […]cybrarian
- How to avoid bad writer/editor breakups April 22, 2014Sarah Laskow writes in CJR about the all-too-common problem of freelance writers clashing with their editors. She lists some of the warning signs of a coming breakup and some tips on how to head it off: "Breakups are harder on writers than editors. So be wary of editors bearing too-good-to-be-true assignments. Get a contract; make sure it works as much […]cybrarian
- Three ways news releases aren't dead April 21, 2014Simply dumping your news releases into dozens of journalists' email inboxes is a quick ticket to their spam folders, Matt Shipman writes. But Shipman then lists three ways in which news releases can still be useful — on distribution sites like Newswise or EurekAlert, in "churnalism" sites like Phys.org, and in tailored pitches to individual wr […]cybrarian
- Why the Pulitzers punted on features April 20, 2014A screening jury nominated three candidates for the Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing, but they all were passed over. Poynter's Roy Peter Clark offers some ideas about the reasons for the snub: "Something unfortunate and unintended happens any time the Pulitzer Board decides not to give a prize in a particular category … The lack of a winner in a c […]cybrarian
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