Writing With Style | Bob Baker's Newsthinking

August 14, 2007

Take four bites of David Brooks and call me in the morning If I were your ...

April 24, 2007

What I learned from David Halberstam It's funny to think about a writer who routinely overwrote ...

December 5, 2006

Giving in to your impulses is a good way to start a posting, but it's ...

October 22, 2006

Reporters' tips on self-polishing Laurie Hertzel, projects editor at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, surveyed her ...

August 3, 2006

A database specialist exposes the worst violators Some day your editor is going to point out ...

July 13, 2006

Why one 'superhero' story crashed as another succeeded In some ways, the impending death-oops, I meant ...

May 30, 2006

Staffers warn of 'gum in the gears,' self-absorbed writing and too many rules Just as interesting ...

May 23, 2006

Inside the NYT's self-critical effort to energize its A-1 writing The 10-member focus group of writers ...

April 3, 2006

Which is why Bob is banning it By the power invested in me as the owner ...

January 19, 2006

The war against negative characterization Situation A: You're covering a city council meeting and the council ...