EVERY WRITER NEEDS AN EDITOR. Some are fortunate to have good ones; others have bad ones, and many have none at all. If you are in the latter two categories, Dick Weiss can help.
Dick offers workshops and provides one-on-one coaching in person or by e-mail for journalists, freelance writers, students, communications professionals, and those who have simply got a story to tell.
Dick has 30 years experience as an award winning reporter, editor and writing coach, most of them at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Bidwills get little respect
Michaels, Madden say little about Bidwills during Super Bowl broadcast
The Bidwills have run a futile franchise for decades, but once they arrived at the Super Bowl, announcers Al Michaels and John Madden had little to say about how the family managed the Gridbirds' turnaround. Dick Weiss and McGraw Milhaven discuss this and a round of furloughs at the Post-Dispatch on the McGraw Show on KTRS-AM (550)
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A penny -- or less -- for a journalist's thoughts
Micropayments may help save journalism
Would you pay a half cent to read a story online? If so, you may help save journalism. Dick Weiss and McGraw Milhaven discuss this concept and more news about the Post-Dispatch on the McGraw Show on KTRS-AM (550)
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The Best Stories You've nEver Read #76
No snickering. That road sign means something else -- New York Times
Some towns -- particularly in England -- are burdened with names that draw snickers... Crapstone, East Breast, North Piddle. How the natives deal with it.
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-- Dick Weiss
The Best Stories You've nEver Read #75
Are inaugural speeches getting worse? -- The New Yorker
We all remember some memorable inaugural lines ... such as "Ask not..." and "Nothing to fear ..." But there have also been some real clunkers like Nixon's ... “The American dream does not come to those who fall asleep.” Jill Lepore looks at all the speeches back to Washington.
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-- Dick Weiss
Taps for 39 more at the local paper
Eric Mink, long-time columnist was among 14 newsroom employees at the Post-Dispatch who got pink slips last week along with 25 more in other units. Dick Weiss and McGraw Milhaven talk about what the loss means for readers on the McGraw Show on KTRS-AM (550-AM). Also, the movie "Frost/Nixon" gives some a new appreciation for .... Nixon?
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The Best Stories You've nEver Read #74
Thrifty business on the rise -- Denver Post
Guess who is posting better numbers than retailers at the mall? It's thrift stores, benefiting Goodwill, the Salvation Army and other charitable causes.
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-- Dick Weiss
An ad on the front page of the New York Times
Times for a word from our sponsor
The New York Times facing a bleak financial outlook allows placement of an ad on its front page. This is neither unethical, nor all that surprsing, just a sign of the times, Dick Weiss tells McGraw Milhaven on the McGraw Show on KTRS-AM (550-AM). Also more information on the financial challenges facing Lee Enterprises and the Post-Dispatch.
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Cloudy forecast for the Post-Dispatch...
... but as Annie sang, the sun could come out tomorrow. Lee Enterprises' annual report listed its auditor's finding that questioned the company's ability to remain "a going concern." Even so, media analyst Alan D. Mutter notes that Lee still produces a larger operating profit, percentage-wise than Exxon. The problem is the debt Lee took on to purchase Pulitzer properties, including the Post-Dispatch in 2005. Here are links to Mutter's analysis and others that describe the situation.
What's next for Lee -- Allen Mutter
No champagne for Lee -- Fitz & Jen, an Editor and Publisher blog
Debt trouble at Lee triggers auditor's warning -- Associated Press
-- Dick Weiss
Caroline meets the press
Caroline Kennedy's charm falls far short of her dad's or uncle's as she conducts a mini-campaign for the New York senatorial seat by meeting with the media. Dick Weiss and McGraw Milhaven talk it over on the McGraw Show on KTRS-AM (550-AM)
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The Best Stories You've nEver Read #73
What ever happened to the polygamist sect members? -- Dallas Morning News
The state's attempts to intervene with polygamist sect members in west Texas have had an unexpected impact on families and children.
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-- Dick Weiss
