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Comment on I Love NYC Street Fairs by Curran Events » I Love NYC Street Fairs, 2013 edition

Curran Events » I Love NYC Street Fairs, 2013 edition — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:38:48 +0000

[...] again, as with previous years’ maps, you’re encouraged to click through the link beneath the map to visit the Google My Map [...]

Comment on I Love NYC Street Fairs, 2012 edition by Curran Events » I Love NYC Street Fairs, 2013 edition

Curran Events » I Love NYC Street Fairs, 2013 edition — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:52:04 +0000

[...] again, as with previous years’ maps, you’re encouraged to click through the link beneath the map to visit the [...]

Comment on How much is that in real money? by Curran Events » Names in ledes: Famous, or not so much?

Curran Events » Names in ledes: Famous, or not so much? — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:58:40 +0000

[...] mentioned a few cases where I had to learn about other systems of government, or phraseology, or currency. Another translation issue that frequently crops up writing ledes is ‘to proper noun, or not [...]

Comment on I Love NYC Street Fairs by Curran Events » I Love NYC Street Fairs, 2012 edition

Curran Events » I Love NYC Street Fairs, 2012 edition — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:54:16 +0000

[...] instead I took my very wise partner’s advice and just updated last year’s map, line by line. It proved to be easier than I had feared, and here’s the [...]

Comment on Pulling Plosives (or How to stoP PoPPing P’s) by Audio version of “Sons of God, Daughters of Men” now available

Audio version of “Sons of God, Daughters of Men” now available — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:43:21 +0000

[...] the letter “p” (and sometimes the letter “b” and a few others). This is a known phenomenon, caused by puffs of air emitted with aspirated letters hitting the microphone (if you want to do an [...]

Comment on We’re done in by the passive voice by Curran Events » Thoughts on writing the lede

Curran Events » Thoughts on writing the lede — Tue, 31 May 2011 13:09:39 +0000

[...] more so than any other part of a broadcast news script, must be in the active voice, if at all possible. (This differs a bit from print, where the important thing is to have the [...]

Comment on Names in ledes: Famous, or not so much? by Curran Events » Thoughts on writing the lede

Curran Events » Thoughts on writing the lede — Tue, 31 May 2011 13:01:13 +0000

[...] Likewise, my post on names in ledes. [...]

Comment on I’m a little tense about that lede by Curran Events » Thoughts on writing the lede

Curran Events » Thoughts on writing the lede — Tue, 31 May 2011 12:54:05 +0000

[...] If you haven’t already, go read my previous post on the use of tense in ledes. [...]

Comment on I’m a little tense about that lede by Curran Events » Says versus said

Curran Events » Says versus said — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:16:45 +0000

[...] already taken some time to talk about tense (especially as it relates to the lede), but I wanted to spend an additional minute on the special [...]

Comment on I Love NYC Street Fairs by Curran Events » Ode to a Mozzarepa

Curran Events » Ode to a Mozzarepa — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 22:28:13 +0000

[...] my previous entry explaining my love affair with New York City street fairs, I somehow forgot to mention the [...]