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A Headline-Worthy Book Of Poetry About Journalism
A Headline-Worthy Book Of Poetry About Journalism
David Tucker’s ‘Late for Work’ beats any collection I’ve read about newspapers in my years of writing for them
Janice Harayda
Aug 22
What Nobody Tells You About Media Ethics
What Nobody Tells You About Media Ethics
Other journalists and I rarely talk about our ‘best practices,’ but you’ll read smarter if you know them
Janice Harayda
Aug 19
How Norah O’Donnell Went Wrong
How Norah O’Donnell Went Wrong
Why I should be outraged that a network is replacing its female anchor with two men, but I’m not
Janice Harayda
Aug 14
Why Baby Talk Turns Off Editors
Why Baby Talk Turns Off Editors
How words like ‘yucky’ and ‘no-no’ can hurt you when you want to sell your writing
Janice Harayda
Aug 10
My New Substack, Jansplaining
My New Substack, Jansplaining
Yes, I have even more to say about books, the media, and life
Janice Harayda
Aug 8
The Cult of Elena Ferrante
The Cult of Elena Ferrante
A lesson of the blockbuster ‘My Brilliant Friend’ is that an air of mystery can be great publicity for writers
Janice Harayda
Aug 4
We’ll Always Have Books About Paris
We’ll Always Have Books About Paris
Olympic records come and go, but a good book about France — whether for adults or children — is a joy forever
Janice Harayda
Jul 30
Why You Shouldn’t ‘Live Like Scarlett Johansson’ As The New York Times Says But Live Like Me
Why You Shouldn’t ‘Live Like Scarlett Johansson’ As The New York Times Says But Live Like Me
America’s newspaper of record has unrealistic expectations, and I am a better role model for the nation
Janice Harayda
Jul 14
Rest In Peace, Pumpkin
Rest In Peace, Pumpkin
A gifted journalist shows you how to write brilliantly about your dead pet in under 150 words
Janice Harayda
Jul 11
The Misguided Hero Worship of Alice Munro
The Misguided Hero Worship of Alice Munro
A scandal involving a Nobel laureate shows why we should admire our favorite authors, not worship them
Janice Harayda
Jul 10
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