The problem with long-drop intros
Respect your readers: tell them the subject right up front. Write well enough to keep their attention. Don’t draw attention to your own cleverness.
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Sep
18
British journalism still has a serious equality problem
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Aug
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Feb
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Depolluting the information ecosystem
Thanks to the internet, our information ecosystem is bigger than ever — but it is becoming polluted and may already be toxic. How do we become the solution, not part of the problem?
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