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Most common errors made by aspiring op ed writers – part 2
Far too much research has already documented that when something goes wrong, women are highly inclined to blame the problem or setback on their own deficiencies. This tendency operates in stark contrast to men, who are more likely to blame … Continue reading
Posted in Better Writing, Effective Commentary Strategies, Reach and Impact, Scholarly Concerns, Uncategorized, Valuing Women
Tagged assumptions, bias, care, cartoon, commentary, conceptual, families, hard-to-visualize, new, op ed, readers, refute, research, resonance, social justice, sports, women, writing
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Don’t Bury the Lede!
If you saw the following sentence at the start of a piece in your daily newspaper, would you keep reading? “You don’t see a lot of naked men in advertising.” Lots of people did — no thanks to me. The … Continue reading
Posted in Better Writing, Scholarly Concerns, Uncategorized
Tagged academics, ad, Adidas, advertising, bury, commentary, Daniel Woolf, engage readers, Globe and Mail, lede, naked men, op ed, opening sentence, President, Queen's University, scholars, writing
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Most Common Errors Made by Aspiring Op Ed Writers – part 1
Whether you’re picked last for the ball team, get rebuffed on the first date, or fail to elicit a positive response from an editor, rejection stinks. That’s why Informed Opinions offers online editing feedback (free to our workshop participants, but … Continue reading
Calgary Herald Editorial Page Analysis – More Women’s Opinions Needed
Readers often overlook the byline of a story indicating the writer’s name, and although reading an article without knowing who wrote it will still leave you informed, when it comes to commentary, bylines can provide insights into what kind of … Continue reading
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Tagged Calgary Herald, commentary, Informed Opinions, op ed, Women and Media
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Millions Reached by Informed Opinions Grads
Through our Writing Compelling Commentary workshops, Informed Opinions is connecting with a growing number of impressive Canadian women boasting a broad range of expertise. Many who have participated in our training, have used the skills we teach to craft and … Continue reading
Love and hate explained
How is the outpouring of emotion that greeted the death of NDP leader Jack Layton reminiscent of the days and weeks after the 911 attacks on Manhattan and the Pentagon? In an op ed in today’s Toronto Star, Jill Scott, a … Continue reading
Do you know where your parents are?
The headline above could be the new and increasingly relevant twist on an old question. As Sherry Baker, Executive Director of the BC Association of Community Response Networks writes in the Vancouver Sun this week, Ten per cent of Canada’s … Continue reading
Feel-good feedback no substitute for good editing advice
The dilemma is often an unconscious one: you’ve laboured over the text of your commentary (or letter, or website) and now you’re looking for feedback: do you send it to your mom? Your best friend? Your assistant? The people who … Continue reading
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Tagged commentary, constructive criticism, editing advice, feedback, unconditional love
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How to have impact in under 24 hours
At 3:18 pm Wednesday, University of Victoria law prof Rebecca Johnson sent a three-sentence email to Dave Obee, op ed page editor of the Times Colonist, expressing her interest in writing a commentary about a news story that had appeared … Continue reading
“It’s not about you”
Will Dena McMartin’s recent op ed in the Regina Leader-Post help prevent a flooding disaster and save lives? It just might. And even if it doesn’t, the informed analysis of the University of Regina professor of environmental systems engineering offered … Continue reading →