Tag: journalism
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4 Ways to Tell if Information is Real or Fake: Advice from a Former Journalist
When I was a daily newspaper reporter, I always had to navigate through multiple versions of a story before I learned what really happened. We have a saying in journalism. It goes, “There are three sides to every story: side one, side two, and the Truth.” The Truth usually falls somewhere between the first two…
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4 Ways a Journalist Can Help Creative Writers
This post is part of the Countdown Series on ShariLopatin.com, re-publishing my top “writing tips” blog posts from the past five years. The Countdown Series will culminate in a few weeks with the announcement of my business’ (Shari’s Ink) new arm, which will benefit other WRITERS! Originally published Feb. 15, 2011 A creative writer once referred to me as a “writing scientist.” I…
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Rolling Stone, Rape, and Journalism
It started off innocent enough. A female college student. An alleged gang rape. A magazine journalist trying to do the right thing. I didn’t read Rolling Stone’s article, “A Rape on Campus,” about an alleged gang rape of a woman named Jackie at a University of Virginia frat house. But for the sake of this…
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5 Lessons I’ve Learned from Reporter to PR
I used to hate PR (public relations) people when I worked on the newspaper. And really, I still kinda cringe when someone calls me a PR professional. “I’m in media relations,” I always correct them. I don’t spin. I don’t twist. I just educate the public the best I can for a company. Would I…
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4 Ways a Journalist Can Help Creative Writers
A creative writer once referred to me as a “writing scientist.” I laughed at the time. But the more I think of it, as a journalist, I am a writing scientist. My degree is a Bachelor of SCIENCE in Journalism. There is a science to being a reporter, but over the years, I’ve discovered there…