June 2011
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The Working Journalist's Style Guide →
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futurejournalismproject:
Al Jazeera kicks off a 26-part series with the letter A.
To wit:
accident. n., Airstrike in Afghanistan by NATO/ISAF forces usually killing scores of men, women and children.
airstrike. n., See accident.
alleviate. v. tr., Often used by the UN secretary-general. Usually sandwiched between “aim to” and “poverty”.
answer. n., Something...
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“Our youth should not devote themselves to love or to the static speculative...”
– Jose Rizal, letter to Ferdinand Blumentritt, 13 April 1887 (via philippinestudiesgroup)
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Of Rizal, Monsters and Redemption
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Hate only creates monsters; crime, criminals; only love can work wonders, only virtue redeem. If our country is one day to be free, it will not be through vice and crime, it will not be through the corruption of its sons, some deceived, others bribed; redemption presupposed virtue; virtue, sacrifice; and sacrifice, love.
Jose Rizal, El Filibusterismo, 1891.
That Rizal has...
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While everyone's attention is on the Vancouver...
In Greece…
A demonstrator runs from riot police during a protest against plans for new austerity measures June 15, 2011 in Athens, Greece. Greece’s largest labor unions have called for a 24-hour strike, while the Socialist government is beginning to push through legislation for cost cutting reforms. (Getty Images)
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In Azerbaijan…
Azerbaijan security forces...
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“The tumultuous populace of large cities are ever to be dreaded. Their...”
– George Washington, Letter to Marquis de Lafayette, July 28, 1791 