Cramps & Egos

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Writer Ailments

“There are two literary maladies—writer’s cramp and swollen head. The worst [part] of writer’s cramp is that it is never cured; the worst of swollen head is that it never kills.”

—Coulson Kernahan, (1858-1943), British writer 

• Editorial Comment: Head cramps are bad, too.

• Yesterday’s WORD: Did you miss yesterday’s WORDs from British journalist Willmott Lewis, who advises journalists to make news as interesting as cats? Click here. 

• Faculty Wanted: Join our merry band! The JCOM Department at Utah State University has opened searches for two new tenure-track faculty, a Media Generalist and a specialist in PR/Strategic Communication. Interested?  
 

News from USU’s award-winning student news site, The Hard News Café
• Broadcast news alum now reporting on the world from Vietnam, by Stacey Worster

• Advocacy journalism: Photographers ‘build bridges’ in USU event  
• Redford’s annual celebration of film and culture opens this week, by Ben Hansen 
• $46.63 JCOM “Trust Test” on KSL.com.    
• Logan has potential to be great art city, Fine Art Gallery owner says, by Dani Hayes
• Skiers bummed: Where is Utah’s greatest snow on earth? by Danielle Manley
• Mom-and-pop restaurants becoming an ‘endangered species,’ by Katie Swain 
• Basketball ref gets certified: ‘If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em,’ by Curtis Lundstrom   

PeezPIX by Ted Pease

Pacific Reflections 

(Be)Friend Dr. Ted, Professor of Interesting Stuff 


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