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The death of print hits home

I worked in print newspapers for nearly four years — more than six if you count my internship and college newspaper — until moving to online-only journalism in 2009.I was there for the crest of newspaper advertising revenue in 2005 in Minneapolis, which was also, roughly, the height of circulation for one of the nation’sContinueContinue reading “The death of print hits home”

(Im)perfect games, Strasburg and social media

A nation saw a batter clearly beaten to first base; an umpire saw it the other way. But that mistake led not to retribution but forgiveness and tears, thawed U.S-Venezuela relations, and a realization that the whole mess made us all better, more compassionate human beings, if only for a moment.The worst team becomes theContinueContinue reading “(Im)perfect games, Strasburg and social media”

Phrases that don’t make sense to today’s children, Vol. 2

One in an occasional series looking at how language changes within a lifetime. Today’s entry:”You have mass calisthenics and mechanical pitchers and moving pictures to look at to see what you’re doing wrong, and a host of other things.” — Fred Snodgrass, baseball player from 1908-16, during the 1960s, as told in “The Glory of TheirContinueContinue reading “Phrases that don’t make sense to today’s children, Vol. 2”

What Strunk got right: Omit needless words

 In a world with ever more media to consume, getting to the point is a matter of survival.A danger of discussing one of the more famous sections of Strunk & White is failing to omit needless words. I will fail at this. Sorry.It has long been an old-fashioned guide, perhaps even already when E.B. WhiteContinueContinue reading “What Strunk got right: Omit needless words”