Taking Harassment Seriously Requires Serious Distinctions

7 years ago

Editor and columnist Jonah Goldberg questions his fellow conservatives who call for the resignation of Al Franken (a Democrat; junior…

Details drive the news (new handout)

7 years ago

I have nothing against essays, but not every writing task requires an essay. I tell my students they will be…

Annie

7 years ago

Revisiting a Website I Created in 1996: Engineering Writing Centre (University of Toronto)

7 years ago

During the Christmas break of 1996, when I was working on my Ph.D. at the University of Toronto, I asked…

Sorry, Wrong Number

7 years ago

Numerical errors usually occur for one of these five reasons: A journalist mishears a correct number given to them by…

A tiny bit of rogue news leaked through the ads.

7 years ago

Hey, Newsweek, alert your webmaster. I can still see some news through your wall of ads.

Journalism by the Numbers (a pedagogical play in one scene) #math

7 years ago

(Lights up on a college journalism classroom. The professor enters, surveys the room.) Professor: Math! Students: (Shocked reaction.) Professor: Math!!…