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150 journalism cliches - 0 views

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    Cliches that journalists should avoid (Washington Post)
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Born Again in a Second Language - 2 views

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    To abandon your native tongue and adopt another is to dismantle yourself, piece by piece, and then to put yourself together again in a different form (NYT )
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Don't teach maths and science in English - 0 views

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    English may be the language of science, but students learn better and contribute more when taught in their local tongue, says Giovanni Tapang,associate professor at the National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines.
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The Problem That Has Two Names - 2 views

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    Like others wanting it both ways, I held on to my professional name while also taking on my husband's. Op-Ed from NYT
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How Do You Say 'Blog' in German? - 2 views

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    The editors of the German Duden dictionary added 5,000 words to the 26th edition, many of them English or of English origin. Some Germans aren't happy (NYT Op-ed)
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What your email sign-off really means - 0 views

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    Cheers', 'all best', 'warm regards' - having to choose the best way to sign off an email is a minefield. Which one do you use for what occasion? (Guardian)
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    Cheers', 'all best', 'warm regards' - having to choose the best way to sign off an email is a minefield. Which one do you use for what occasion? (Guardian)
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Huffpost: Page 3 news and blogs - 0 views

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    News and blogs on Page 3 photos (Huffington Post UK)
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No More Page 3 - 0 views

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    'Because boobs aren't news". Website of campaign against UK tabloid newspaper The Sun's Page 3 photos of topless women.
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Rolf Dobelli's ideas about not needing news are dangerous - 0 views

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    You don't need to cut yourself off from the world in order to flourish, as Rolf Dobelli claims - it's all about healthy moderation
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Letting a Word Fade Away - 0 views

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    Letter to the editor in response to an article: "In Defense of a Loaded Word," by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Call an audible, Dan? - 0 views

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    What's in a name? A racial slur or a rallying point for politically correct elites?
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Nazis, Lynching and Obamacare - 0 views

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    Language, like political debate, has gone off the rails. Let's show words and history more respect (NYT)
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A Poor Apology of a Word - 0 views

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    It is peculiarly English to use the word "sorry" to defuse the potential for conflict while drawing attention to it. (Op-Ed)
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The Case for Profanity in Print - 0 views

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    Censoring language deprives readers of news and information.
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    Censoring language deprives readers of news and information.
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Poetry: Who Needs It? - 0 views

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    It's long been a major art with a minor audience.
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    It's long been a major art with a minor audience.
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What should be on the A-level syllabus? | Books | theguardian.com - 0 views

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    Is including Russell Brand in the reading list a "rubbish" idea or total genius? Tell us what you think should be on the reading list for UK language and literature course (Guardian Blog)
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    Is including Russell Brand in the reading list a "rubbish" idea or total genius? Tell us what you think should be on the reading list for UK language and literature course (Guardian Blog)
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Go West, Young People! And East! - 0 views

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    Every college in America should make it a requirement to study abroad. Why study Spanish in a classroom in Indiana when you could learn it in Bolivia? (NT Times, op-ed)
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    Every college in America should make it a requirement to study abroad. Why study Spanish in a classroom in Indiana when you could learn it in Bolivia? (NT Times, op-ed)
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Will Ferguson be a moment or a movement? - The Washington Post - 0 views

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    What it will take for the events in Ferguson to bring lasting change
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    What it will take for the events in Ferguson to bring lasting change
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A Creole Solution for Haiti's Woes - 0 views

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    Children should learn in the language they speak at home, not French.
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    Children should learn in the language they speak at home, not French.
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Obama's photo policy smacks of propaganda - 1 views

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    The White House has increasingly excluded news photographers from Obama's official events and is instead releasing images taken by in-house photographers, who are government employees.
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