THE READING ROOM

This blog is primarily for media aspirants as well as young journalists. My aim is to provide links to articles that will enhance their understanding of the media and help them to improve their writing skills, broaden their horizons, and expand their worldview. My hope is that The Reading Room will also help them to become good media professionals.

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Friday, January 6, 2017

Can you write a three-word intro? Do three-word intros work?

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Here is the three-word intro Sam Borden wrote for a golf story in The New York Times : It was in. To understand why it is a great i...

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Every writer needs an editor. Or, why subs are worth their weight in gold

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I am a huge, huge fan of Poynter. In my opinion, it is the No. 1 journalism site. Which is why there are numerous pieces on The Reading Room...

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

If you had to think up a six-word motto for journalism, what would it be?

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Would you pick "Get it right, write it tight"? Or "Feed the watchdog, euthanise the lapdog"? Maybe you would opt for ...

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

"Three Little Words": A multi-part true story that keeps you wanting to read on. This is what journalism is really about

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Journalism guru and Poynter doyen Roy Peter Clark , whose writing and teaching skills I have the greatest admiration for, is the aut...

Friday, April 19, 2013

Scintillating analysis of Roger Ebert's film review intros

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Any experienced writer can master the short snappy sentence. It takes a good writer to master the long sentence, the one that takes the re...

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

What is a writer's work worth?

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That is the question posed in a thought-provoking column by senior journalist Kelly McBride on Poynter. She wrote her piece after freelance ...

Friday, March 8, 2013

Is it "Charles's book"? Should that be "Charles' book"?

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I prefer "Charles's book". So do Strunk and White . And so does Poynter guru Roy Peter Clark, whose post on the subject I r...

Thursday, April 26, 2012

How to persuade people to participate in your survey: An e-mail from Poynter's News University

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A Little Help, Please: What's the Future for Journalism Education? Poynter's News University newsunewsletters@email.p...

Thursday, March 18, 2010

The best writing tip of all time: Sit

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Having trouble getting the writing done? Chip Scanlan of Poynter Online, the best resource for journalists that I know of, has some hel...

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Ramesh Prabhu: Bangalore, Karnataka; I have more than 20 years' experience (1981 to 2003) as a journalist in India and Dubai, specializing in selecting and editing news reports and features. From 2003 to 2019, I taught journalism and writing skills to master’s students at Commits, a media college in Bangalore. I joined Cactus Communications ("Serving Science Worldwide") as a copyediting freelancer on October 1, 2019. From the very beginning, I have enjoyed the challenge of working on a new assignment each day. I like to think of every article as a daily crossword puzzle that I need to solve by examining the clues closely. And, finally, when I submit the article that I have tended, I like to think, with love and care, I feel deeply satisfied.

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