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Monthly Archives: November 2010
News conference at 11
Informed Opinions is officially releasing its research results this morning at 11 am at a news conference at the University of Ottawa’s law faculty — scene of our most successful pilot workshop that’s since yielded five published op eds from … Continue reading
Lessons from the spelling-challenged spammers
You wouldn’t know it from reading this blog, but I get half a dozen notices a day that someone is eager to post a comment on the site. I read every one, hoping against experience that I’ll discover a genuine … Continue reading
Wanted: expert Toronto women who should be mouthier
Informed Opinions graduates have published 7 op eds in recent months, and three in the past few weeks alone. Now we’re bringing the workshop to the Toronto NGO community on December 2nd, thanks in part to the generosity of Alison … Continue reading
Posted in Upcoming Events
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Writing by committee – avoid (or master!)
Informed Opinions recently supplied editing support to a workshop graduate who had a well-supported and timely argument about a relevant issue. After we’d work together to polish the piece and craft an opening paragraph that would engage and provoke (rather … Continue reading
Posted in Effective Commentary Strategies
Tagged co-authorship, Susan Delacourt, Susan Harada
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Elvis Costello: songs versus op eds
In the course of promoting his newly released album recently, much-celebrated songwriter, Elvis Costello (do you think he ever gets referred to as the spouse of Diana Krall?) was speaking about how he approaches his craft. He said he’d once … Continue reading
Effective treatment beats “tough on crime” rhetoric
Tucked into the centre of an op ed in the print version of today’s Globe and Mail on how women can use mat leave to enhance their career prospects is side bar encouraging readers to visit the Globe online to … Continue reading
Posted in Publishing Opportunities
Tagged Ashley Smith, Kim Pate, mental health, tough on crime, women prisoners
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