Tip of the Week Archive

When writing, I tried & often didn’t work hard enough to keep sentences short. Hemingway did it well. So does Jeff Butera, author of Write Like You Talk. He spoke at the recent virtual Illinois News Broadcaster’s Virtual Convention.

One idea he preached: No more than eight to 12 words per sentence.  More  

Our Tip Of The Week gives you some suggestions for improving your interviews on Zoom…

In light of all the excitement in the Suez Canal this past week, here is a handy tool to track ships. It is called Vessel Finder Right now it’s set on the infamous ship. But you can use this tool for a variety of duties including shipping news.  More  

Our Tip Of The Week is good for a variety of situations, courtesy of the RTDNA.

Our Tip of The Week is that IBANewsroom has info on FOIA including how to write a FOIA letter.

Our Tip of the Week comes from Muckrock

While the ability to appeal denied, partially withheld, or redacted records varies from state to state, federal FOIA laws theoretically give consistent guidelines across agencies when a requester appeals their determination. We asked the Securities and Exchange Commission for tips,  More  

A list of tips to avoid doxxing and other harassment.