School of Journalism and Mass Communications

December 2011		In Defense of a Proposal
October 2011		Why journalists should use multiple browsers
September 2011		An editor reads the news: Cop speak and time shifting
August 2011		A journalist and the phone book
July 2011		It isn’t rocket science, but …
June 2011		Digital age changing idea of story
May 2011		When editing, look at the pictures
March 2011		Good writing has strong genes
February 2011		Why J-schools teach technology
January 2011		Social media: Tactical vs. strategic thinking
December 2010		Crediting the competition — the line has moved
November 2010		Get readers clicking with more active links
October 2010		Is social media the latest FOI threat?
September 2010		Fending off attackers
August 2010		Tinny phrases
July 2010		From the Grammar Grab Bag - Plurals
June 2010		Peering into the future
May 2010		Putting style in its proper place
April 2010		Make it easier to handle routine stories
February 2010		Beware of information missing in plain sight
Janurary 2010		What Jak Smyrl can teach us
December 2009		Why we do what we do
November 2009		Six readings for a new age of journalism
October 2009		Avoiding stereotypes
September 2009		What is style exactly?
August 2009		A potpourri of problems
July 2009		Some basic things journalists should know
June 2009		Effective linking
May 2009		Reassessing J-school – and your newsroom
April 2009		Helping ourselves
March 2009		Staying sane in a numerically insane world
February 2009		Snobbery in defense of grammar is no virtue
January 2009		Information wants to be fun
December 2008		Who will face big government?
November 2008		Carnival of Journalism – Tips for your newsroom
October 2008		Rethinking how we handle numbers
September 2008		Old but good Web sites still useful for journalists
August 2008		Should the newsroom own the press?
July 2008		Distinctions without difference?
June 2008		Some Thoughts on Verbs
May 2008		ACES - and journalism - at a crossroads
April 2008		Pity the poor hyphen
March 2008		The problem with "raw" data online
February 2008		Getting a good start
January 2008		The silly number season
December 2007		About those job ads
November 2007		Are your archives a 'digital dilemma'?
October 2007		Is 'good enough' good enough?
September 2007		Copy editors can take some pride in these students' stories
August 2007		Little words, big problems
July 2007		Norm Goldstein, keeper of AP style
June 2007		Exploring the FOI black hole
May 2007		Style, usage and confusion
April 2007		A very bad idea
March 2007		Struggling with who's in control
February 2007		Are you building your farm team?
January 2007		Advice for a young police beat reporter
December 2006		'Tis (not) the season for cliches
November 2006		Stop writing in the past
October 2006		Copy desk's worth invaluable, but hard to measure
September 2006		A metaphor for our new media times
August 2006		Avoiding Cop-speak
July 2006		Taking the plunge into "cit-j"
June 2006		Headline panel leaves lots to think about
May 2006		Fine's tough prescription for newspapers
April 2006		Spring-cleaning suggestions for AP
March 2006		Four questions for reporters
February 2006		Just Because
January 2006		Some election year resolutions
December 2005		Enlisting citizen journalists in FOI
November 2005		Reclaiming our Journalism
October 2005		Caring for your copy and photo desks in crises
September 2005		Measuring our ethical problems
August 2005		Comma questions
July 2005		From the Editor’s 411 mailbag
June 2005		Lessons from the comics, a merger and a newspaper called ‘Wort’
May 2005		Combating a deadly disease
April 2005		Preparing for Disaster APRIL EXTRA: Spring cleaning of the AP’s style closet
March 2005		Bringing life to Planet Journalism
February 2005		Getting our numbers in line
January 2005		Respecting readers
December 2004		One in five of us is (are?) confused by this
November 2004		A key tool for journalists, “whois” is endangered
October 2004		Be kind to editors and writers
September 2004		When the phrasing is suspect
August 2004		AP’s change raises an ageless issue
July 2004		A new (old) challenge for copy editors
June 2004		Questions Answered
May 2004		Time for some changes?
April 2004		On being concise - part 2
March 2004		Are you ready for the visual avalanche?
February 2004		A dozen quick ways to better spelling
January 2004		Let's not eat our young
December 2003		Mine those legal ads for stories
November 2003		On being concise
October 2003		A series problem
September 2003		Are you using all your credibility assets?
August 2003		Staying alert for tin-ear constructions
July 2003		Getting a hand up on court, crime terms
June 2003		Integrity: The new management challenge
May 2003		Three for summer reading
April 2003		Valuing your copy desk
March 2003		The lead of the lead in the lead
February 2003		Instant credibility busters
January 2003		Shortcuts to good cutlines
December 2002		Jargon does not elevate journalism
November 2002		Overused words and phrases
October 2002		“So that” is the way it is – or should be in many cases
September 2002		Newsroom Numeracy
August 2002		That’ is not a four-letter word
July 2002		Language often is symptom of deeper newsroom frustrations
June 2002		Two rights sometimes are wrong
May 2002		Anticipating Disaster II
April 2002		Anticipating Disaster
March 2002		Another Grammar Column
Feb. 2002		Six Questions for Editors

Doug Fisher, a former AP news editor, teaches journalism at the University of South Carolina and can be reached at fisherdj@mailbox.sc.edu or 803-777-3315.