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The tone of this is very much like "The Daily Show", but for print journalists. I thought it was hysterically funny, and highlighted a number of good bits to share with friends on Facebook. Well worth reading!
Very funny and well written. Fine for the lay reader but you'll enjoy it more if you've worked at a newspaper or somewhere that the use of a stylebook is required.
The FakeAPStyle twitter feed is one of the true jewels found on Twitter. A spoof of the AP Stylebook feed, it’s hilarious, in part because the authors are working journalists.
They know where journalism’s skeletons are buried, and the resulting humor doesn’t just entertain, it also cuts like a scalpel.
So when the same group (The Bureau Chiefs) produced a satirical grammar guide (ala The AP Style Manual), I had to read it.
I’m just glad I wasn’t drinking coffee when I did.
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It’s a brain-exploding mix of Dave Barry meets Borowitz meets the original AP Stylebook, and while the results aren’t always pretty, they are pretty funny:
Celebrity Obituaries
And this gem on headline writing:
Write More Good is fourteen chapters of laugh-inducing weirdness, and while it’s unlikely you’ll read it from start to finish like a novel, if you’re like most readers, you’ll definitely find time to read the sections on Sex, Grammar and Celebrities (and I was kidding about one of those).
Perhaps the only thing standing in the way of this book’s success is the nature of its primary audience; most contemporary journalists are either on unemployment or writing HuffPo posts for free, so they’re unable to afford cat food, much less a book.
Still, writers of all stripes will probably want to give Write More Good a test drive (if you’re unwilling to unconditionally accept my recommendation, you can read an excerpt here).… (mehr)
They know where journalism’s skeletons are buried, and the resulting humor doesn’t just entertain, it also cuts like a scalpel.
So when the same group (The Bureau Chiefs) produced a satirical grammar guide (ala The AP Style Manual), I had to read it.
I’m just glad I wasn’t drinking coffee when I did.
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It’s a brain-exploding mix of Dave Barry meets Borowitz meets the original AP Stylebook, and while the results aren’t always pretty, they are pretty funny:
Celebrity Obituaries
When writing the initial summary of the deceased’s accomplishments, try to accent the positive: (“. . . whose single ‘Pretty Hula Girl’ made it to #97 on the BillboardTop 100 in 1957”) over the infamous (“. . . was found walking naked down Hollywood Boulevard in 1974 carrying the severed head of a prostitute”), as the latter points are better discussed in detail within the body of the article.
And this gem on headline writing:
A good headline condenses the story in a short, easily grasped phrase without resorting to cheap gimmickry or undue cleverness. A great headline, however, is all about cheap gimmickry and undue cleverness.
Write More Good is fourteen chapters of laugh-inducing weirdness, and while it’s unlikely you’ll read it from start to finish like a novel, if you’re like most readers, you’ll definitely find time to read the sections on Sex, Grammar and Celebrities (and I was kidding about one of those).
Perhaps the only thing standing in the way of this book’s success is the nature of its primary audience; most contemporary journalists are either on unemployment or writing HuffPo posts for free, so they’re unable to afford cat food, much less a book.
Still, writers of all stripes will probably want to give Write More Good a test drive (if you’re unwilling to unconditionally accept my recommendation, you can read an excerpt here).… (mehr)
This is a humor book for journalists. I'm a writer and an avid news reader, so I was able to enjoy much of the humor even though I've never endured the newsroom slog. I have enjoyed the posts by "the Bureau Chiefs" (aka the authors) on Facebook and knew I wanted to read their book. The wit is consistent, enough to make me smile as I read, but there were only a few times I laughed out loud.
Many of the chapters featured a glossary, and this was often my favorite part. There were definitions such as the one for "firewall" in the internet chapter, "Magical spell that protects computer from intrusion by setting intruding computers on fire. Requires a mage of third level or higher to cast." In the sports chapter, "hat trick:" When a hockey player makes a bunny appear on the ice out of NOWHERE!" There's actually a whole section on understanding hockey penalties, which I need to have my hockey-loving husband read.
However, with my books shelves as crowded as they are, I don't think this is a keeper. But would I gift it to journalist friends? Absolutely.… (mehr)
Many of the chapters featured a glossary, and this was often my favorite part. There were definitions such as the one for "firewall" in the internet chapter, "Magical spell that protects computer from intrusion by setting intruding computers on fire. Requires a mage of third level or higher to cast." In the sports chapter, "hat trick:" When a hockey player makes a bunny appear on the ice out of NOWHERE!" There's actually a whole section on understanding hockey penalties, which I need to have my hockey-loving husband read.
However, with my books shelves as crowded as they are, I don't think this is a keeper. But would I gift it to journalist friends? Absolutely.… (mehr)
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