Print and the Drowning of Quality Writing Daniel Okrent has been in the publishing industry his whole career. He is a published author and has served as an editor for Time‚ Life‚ and the New York Times. In a 1999 lecture to students attending Columbia University’s School of Journalism‚ Okrent predicts‚ “I believe they (news papers‚ magazines‚ and books)‚ and all forms of print are dead” (Okrent 578). A little harsh‚ wouldn’t you agree? But fear not‚ he then goes on to describe how even though
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"smart grid" where all of our appliances are linked directly to energy distribution systems‚ allowing for real-time pricing based on supply and demand. Meanwhile‚ the Internet will continue to radically transform media‚ destroying the traditional model of what a news organization is‚ says author and former New York Times Public Editor Daniel Okrent‚ who believes the most common kinds of news
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Exports and imports of goods and services have grown rapidly. G.D.P.‚ as I’ve discussed here before‚ is the way economists calculate how much an economy is producing in total goods and services.” ( McTeer‚ 2008) Locate recent articles in the New York Times or Wall Street Journal in which economists are quoted using positive and normative statements. Provide one quote and its context for both a positive and normative statement. Explain your choice. Evaluate the statement choices of your fellow students
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Ph.D. from Harvard University (Berkeley.edu). Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The article was published in the New York Times on May 18‚ 2004 by print. The reader ’s role in this article would be to get a better understanding of words in wartime which ties into the title itself. The attitude of war that started back in Ancient Greece to more current times with Iraq has not changed even though the selection of words have. The purpose Robin Tolmach Lakoff ’s article is to persuade the
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storyline‚ the artists of Avenue Q attack relevant social stereotypes such as homophobia‚ racism‚ and gender. Connections from Avenue Q can be made to the recent NY Times article titled “It’s Not Me‚ It’s You.”‚ which addresses intelligence and the stereotype threat. In the production‚ the main character Princeton‚ a white male‚ asks his new found ‘monster’ friend‚ Kate if she was related to Trekkie‚ whom is another monster in the neighborhood. Kate goes on to explain to Princeton that just because
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Text: ‘Attacks on the food police’ is an editorial debate which was published in the New York Time on June 4th. It talks about the different views that the critics have over the food companies and argues as to why they are right. Reader/audience: I think this piece of writing was targeted at pretty much everyone who reads the New York Times. Everyone has a McDonalds or some type of fast food from time to time so the article could catch a lot of reader’s attention. However‚ I feel that it will
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a pet. Pets have the power to encourage you to get out and exercise. Even if you are walking the dog because they need it‚ you still get the exercise. And exercise is good for stress management. A recent report has shown that dog owners spend more time walking than non pet owners‚ meaning that you get more exercise when having a pet. It’s that simple‚ easy‚ and fun. Also‚ when walking they can help with your social life. When walking‚ having a dog makes you more approachable‚ since it gives people
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A Star with No Faults By Claire Fox From chart-topping novels to witty brotherly videos‚ John Green is not your ordinary writer. With five novels in seven years‚ the New York Times bestselling author has acquired numerous awards‚ along with being a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize twice. John authored Looking for Alaska‚ An Abundance of Katherines‚ Paper Towns‚ The Fault in Our Stars‚ and co-wrote Will Grayson‚ Will Grayson with David Levithan. Although Green’s young adult novels
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The Twitter Trap STUDENT NAME: Pretty Vaddi Student Number: 300782105 COMM 170 Instructor: Evelyn Holmes The Twitter Trap Bill Keller in “The twitter trap” published in The New york Times (18 May 2011) notes that he felt as though he had poisoned his daughter by allowing her onto Facebook. He equates it to giving a drug and sees it as eroding a youth’s intellect or skills development memory skills‚ math skills‚ penmanship‚ innate sense of direction‚ attention span‚ problem solving and decision
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Citations: Brooke‚ James. "In Japan‚ Make That Starbucks to Go." The New York Times - Breaking News‚ World News & Multimedia. 9 July 2002. Web. 29 Aug. 2011. <http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/09/business/in-japan-make-that-starbucks-to-go.html?ref=starbuckscorporation>. Ken Belson. "World Business Briefing | Asia: Japan: Starbucks Stock - New York Times." The New York Times - Breaking News‚ World News & Multimedia. Web. 29 Aug. 2011. <http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/11/bu
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