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Gratitude Notes (#15)

Short Takes December 16, 2019

Editor’s note: This month, we bring you brief reminders from pros around the world about what or who helped them forward in their careers. I’m grateful for every copy editor who’s saved me from embarrassment; for every photojournalist who’s … Read more

Gratitude Notes (#14)

Short Takes December 15, 2019

Editor’s note: This month, we bring you brief reminders from pros around the world about what or who helped them forward in their careers. I am grateful for Chuck Cicconetti, the managing editor of The Daily Record when I … Read more

Gratitude Notes (#13)

Short Takes December 14, 2019

Editor’s note: This month, we bring you brief reminders from pros around the world about what or who helped them forward in their careers. I’m grateful to a writing instructor who urged us to remember — in the face … Read more

Gratitude Notes (#12)

Short Takes December 13, 2019

Editor’s note: This month, we bring you brief reminders from pros around the world about what or who helped them forward in their careers. I read somewhere that a famous writer — Hemingway? I think — said that, while … Read more

Gratitude Notes (#11)

Short Takes December 12, 2019

Editor’s note: This month, we bring you brief reminders from pros around the world about what or who helped them forward in their careers. Microfilm of old newspapers. Basically, my entire professional writing career has built upon the reporting … Read more

Gratitude Notes (#10)

Short Takes December 11, 2019

Editor’s note: This month, we bring you brief reminders from pros around the world about what or who helped them forward in their careers. Until I read “The Good Girls Revolt,” I had no idea that, practically yesterday, women … Read more