Chip Scanlan
@chipscanlan
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Author/Book coach. "33 Ways Not To Screw Up Your Journalism." "Writers on Writing," "Writers on Writing; The Journal." Never a day without a line - Horace
St Petersburg, FL
Joined September 2013
I sent a signed copy of my book, 33 Ways Not To Screw Up Your Journalism, to Melvin Mencher, professor emeritus, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, my mentor and the man who taught me the role of a journalist in a democracy:
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Educational. Informational. Inspiring. https://t.co/9ZyOme5Qsw
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For more than four decades, reporter @lwelborn fought for justice for Linda Cummings. His new book, https://t.co/9Cv0oJlvDw about the case is imposssible to put down, except to eat and sleep. Dogged journalism at its very best.
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MURDER By SUICIDE: A reporter unravels a true case of rape, betrayal and lies
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"AI's past, present, and future: pioneer Geoffrey Hinton shares his insights on the transformative power of artificial intelligence. #AI
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New Yorker Ideas Editor Joshua Rothman brushed up on algebra and spent four days on a private island to profile the "godfather" of A.I.
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Chip's Writing Lessons#102 Four Questions with Reed Karaim https://t.co/54Bo5fD3CT P.S. Donna Tartt's name is misspelled. My error and apologies
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I don’t think we have discussed this enough
Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull: “When you see Trump with Putin, as I have on a few occasions, he’s like the 12-year-old boy that goes to high school and meets the captain of the football team. ‘My hero!’ It’s really creepy.���
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A rich tribute to Jon Franklin one of our finest storytellers and teachers of the craft by @annesaker A great friend who will be sorely missed.
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The two-time Pulitzer winner and author of the nonfiction narrative how-to, "Writing for Story," influenced two generations of journalistic masters
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Chip's Writing Lessons #100, by @chipscanlan Features interview with @samirashackle , an author (Karachi Vice), who writes regularly for The Guardian's Long Read. https://t.co/EFjA7HRJmA
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Rachel Corbett goes behind her compelling story about a sketchy art dynasty upended by an inheritance lawsuit. @RachelNCorbett @niemanstory
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Rachel Corbett hunted back through generations of art deals, international laws and tax havens to explore suspicions about a family's hidden fortune
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Chip's Writing Lessons #99 by @chipscanlan Insightful Four Questions interview with Lauren Smiley, a self-described "boots on the ground" tech reporter for Wired. Plus a craft lesson: Be a diagnostician. https://t.co/b8BrN493eg
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Chip's Writing Lessons #97. An AI-generated version of Charles Dickens' classic #AChristmasCarol. @ElonMusk Say hello to Eloneezer Scrooge.
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Not impressed at all with @GoogleAI Gemini. You can't attach a file the way you can with ChatGPT4 or Claude.
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Chip's Writing Lessons #96, by @chipscanlan Terrific insights about the editing life with Mike Wilson of The New York Times. https://t.co/ICV4IZKpsk
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Chip's Writing Lessons #95. A writing lesson from Nov. 22, 1963 by @chipscanlan
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Hi Josh, It's been sixty years since JFK was assassinated, a formative experience for my generation, puncturing our innocence and faith in institutions forever. https://t.co/yqZXo9O4sQ
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