Why The New York Times published a story with (almost) no periods
You might say The New York Times was trying to make a point. On Friday,…
June 10, 2016
Punctuation
Meet WSJ’s new Business & Tech. section (and don’t forget the period)
On Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal announced that "Marketplace" had been renamed to "Business &…
February 17, 2015
University of Georgia j-school rescinds invitation to Liberian journalist
Good morning. Here are 10 media stories. University of Georgia panics, rescinds invitation to Liberian…
October 20, 2014
Dashes — the Kardashians of punctuation
The dash is the Kim Kardashian of punctuation marks: misplaced, over-exposed, shamelessly self-promoting, always eager…
August 8, 2014
The ‘cinematic slow-motion effect’ of Laura Hillenbrand’s ‘Seabiscuit’
[What we all need leading up to a Triple Crown horse race is an essay…
June 6, 2014
More writers are putting commas, periods outside quotation marks
Slate.com It's been standard practice in the United States to place commas and periods inside…
May 13, 2011