Journalism: August 2010 Archives

Ten typographic mistakes everyone makes | Life, Tutorials | Receding Hairline

Hyphens are not minuses are not em dashes are not en dashes. A times symbol is not the same as a lower-case X. Straight quotes should not be used for feet, inches, or quotation marks for that matter. A degree sign is not the same as a masculine ordinal. Plus more typographical hair-splitting.

Journalism Warning Labels « Tom Scott

Very funny: "WARNING: This article is basically just a press release, just copied and pasted." "WARNING: Journalist hiding his own opinions using phrases like 'some people claim.'" "WARNING: To ensure future interviews with subject, important questions were not asked." (Via Ace of Spades HQ.)