Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Tips for Journalists that Never Go Out of Style



40 Time-tested Tips for Journalists that Never Go Out of Style

By Jezzamine Andaquig on October 10, 2017



1. Always get the name of the dog.

2. Better to get it right than get it first.


3. Trust is our most important asset.

4. Endure the awkward silences in interviews.

5. Avoid clichés.

6. Pick up the damn phone.

7. And get out of the damn office.

8. Only quote when paraphrasing doesn’t do a better job.

9. With multimedia: complement, don’t repeat.

10. Know your equipment before you hit the field.

11. Give credit and thanks for user submissions.

12. Follow the money.

13. Ask open-ended questions.

14. Keep asking yourself: what is the story REALLY about?

15. Get good natural sound.

16. Experiment and take risks.

17. Capture more b-roll than you think you need.

18. When the eye and the ear compete, the eye wins.

19. Better to coach writers than fix broken stories.

20. Reports are about information; stories are about experience.

21. Arrive early, stay late.

22. Don’t let the powerful answer in the passive voice: “Mistakes were made.”

23. The best quote often comes after the reporter closes the notebook.

24. Journalism is a discipline of verification, not assertion.

25. Good writing is not magic, it’s a process.

26. Great journalism comes at the intersection of craft and opportunity.

27. Take responsibility for what readers know and understand.

28. Each reader brings an autobiography with them to a story.

29. In a nut graph, it’s not the graph that’s important, but the nut.

30. Place the emphatic word in a sentence at the end.

31. The antidote to procrastination is rehearsal.

32. Show AND tell.

33. Get a good quote high in the story.

34. Express your most important idea in the shortest sentence.

35. The most powerful form of punctuation is white space.

36. Write early to learn what you still need to learn.

37. Tell the audience what you know—and how you know it.

38. Don’t just interview the boss, talk to the mechanic.

39. To find stories, take a different route home.

40. If your mother says she loves you, check it out.





Source: https://www.poynter.org/40-time-tested-tips-journalists-never-go-out-style



 

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Information Overload is the Bane of my Life



My daily struggle is to understand what is important, to my situation, in the constant barrage of information on the Internet.  


What can and should be ignored?  

Is my purpose to seek distraction, novelty and entertainment? 

Or is the goal and purpose to my Net Surfing to gain valuable knowledge?  

What do I hope to accomplish?



“There are things that attract human attention, and there is often a huge gap between what is important and what is attractive and interesting."

Yuval Noah Harari   

  

And Donald Trump has not helped make being informed easy with all his mixed messages.


“If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern.”

― William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell




Sunday, October 14, 2018

Sansevieria trifasciata (Mother in law's tongue)


"Profile of Pride" by Paul Sachtleben

"Profile of Pride" by Paul Sachtleben











Sansevieria trifasciata (Mother in law's tongue)


Love them or hate them, mother in laws tongue is the “Perfect house plant’’
it is indestructible and un-kill-able! There are lots of different species to choose from. 
If you forget to water this plant it will not die for a very long time! 
Sanservieria plants all belong in pots and not in the ground! Ever! Once planted in the ground it is near impossible to remove and it will take over your garden and your neighbours.








Thursday, October 11, 2018

Patti Page - Tennessee Waltz (Original Classic with Lyrics)



  


Lyrics
 
I was dancing with my darling to the Tennessee Waltz
When an old friend I happened to see
I introduced her to my loved one
And while they were dancing
My friend stole my sweetheart from me
I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz
Now I know just how much I have lost
Yes, I lost my little darling the night they were playing
The beautiful Tennessee Waltz
 
 





Friday, July 21, 2017

Oscar Peterson and Count Basie and Joe Pass



The complete special BBC with interview

Oscar Peterson + Count Basie (piano)
Joe Pass (guitar)
Niels Pedersen (bass)
Martin Drew (drums)

1 part - Joe Pass
2 part - Count Basie
  • Category Music
  • Standard YouTube License
Link: https://youtu.be/2HAZP7nWo6A



Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Buddy Guy - What Kind Of Woman Is This


 
Buddy Guy - What Kind Of Woman Is This

Dave Brubeck Trio feat. Gerry Mulligan + Paul Desmond - Berliner Jazztag...



Published on Apr 28, 2016
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01. Blues For Newport

02. All The Things You Are

03. For All We Know

04. Line For Lyons

05. Blessed Are The Poor (The Sermon On The Mount)

06. Mexican Jumping Bean

07. Sign Off

08. Someday My Prince Will Come

09. These Foolish Things (That Reminds Me Of You)

10. Take The "A" Train

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Gerry Mulligan - baritone sax

Jack Six - bass

Alan Dawson - drums

● Dave Brubeck Trio feat. Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond - Berliner Jazztage 1972

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