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| Searching history | 8/27/2008 | Jay Magoo (a pseudonym) |
Q: I will be grateful if you are able to answer this question. If someone was researching a city's or ...
A: The first place I'd go would be to the county courthouse. There you will find marriage records, ...
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| writers and editors | 8/23/2008 | Dr. David Sumner |
Q: When it comes to working in book and magazine publishing, is it always necessary to be a writer ...
A: Danielle: No it isn't necessary. There are some different skills required to be a successful editor ...
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| People Magazine August 20, 1973 Issue | 8/22/2008 | Dr. David Sumner |
Q: I was wondering if you could help me. i have the magazine listed above and the supporting ...
A: Bill: I think it's worth keeping. There are no magazines that are worth a whole lot of money. I ...
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| Starting a magazine | 8/20/2008 | Dr. David Sumner |
Q: I am a university student and have always wanted to have my owm magazine. I am now ready to start ...
A: Joy: A friend of mine who teaches at the University of Mississippi operates a website and answers ...
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| Help | 8/14/2008 | Dr. David Sumner |
Q: I have addresses to write deathrow inmates. I have never done this. In fact I have never been ...
A: Jessie: I suggest that you start first by trying to write and publish some magazine articles. I ...
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| Magazine Journalism | 7/23/2008 | Dr. David Sumner |
Q: I am a 26 year old women from Liverpool UK, I currently have a full-time Receptionist job working ...
A: It's hard for me to answer this question for someone in the UK because our educational systems are a ...
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| old magazines | 7/16/2008 | Dr. David Sumner |
Q: Recently my mother-in-law passed away and she left her grandchildren a box full of old magazines. ...
A: Sorry to tell you but they really aren't worth much, probably not more than the price printed on the ...
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| Journalism jobs | 7/13/2008 | Dr. David Sumner |
Q: I have been working in the newspaper and magazine industry as a reporter and editor for 15 years. In ...
A: Tirna: I don't' feel like the best person to answer this question because I haven't worked full-time ...
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| Press Club | 7/11/2008 | Jay Magoo (a pseudonym) |
Q: You may have heard about Second Life in the news (or even be a resident yourself). A number of us ...
A: I don't believe any two press clubs do the same things. The National Press club in Washington has ...
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| help on a feature | 7/9/2008 | Jay Magoo (a pseudonym) |
Q: i am based in jeddah saudi arabia,i am doing a feature on shoppers who irritate shopkeepers.they are ...
A: I would try to interview everybody, including the shop keepers, the Indian and Pakistani shoppers, ...
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| SPELLING ERRORS | 7/1/2008 | Dr. David Sumner |
Q: An American newspaper all of a sudden started making many spelling mistakes .What explanation they ...
A: There is a human error somewhere along the line, regardless of whatever explanation they have given. ...
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| SPELLING ERRORS | 6/28/2008 | Dr. David Sumner |
Q: An American newspaper all of a sudden started making many spelling mistakes .What explanation they ...
A: Yiango: The last stage of the editing process is the copy editor and it's the copy editor's job to ...
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| JFK magazines | 6/24/2008 | Robert D`Angelo |
Q: We have four magazines two life,one post,one look all regarding to the great president John F ...
A: Is the Life magazine the one dated Nov. 29, 1963, which has a portrait-like picture of JFK? If it is ...
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| JFK magazines | 6/24/2008 | Robert D`Angelo |
Q: We have four magazines two life,one post,one look all regarding to the great president John F ...
A: It depends on what dates the magazines are, and what condition the magazines are in. Naturally, the ...
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| Is an AA in journalism worth it? | 6/23/2008 | Jay Magoo (a pseudonym) |
Q: I'm interested in a journalism career and I'm thinking about getting an AA degree. Are there any ...
A: I started in the newspaper business in 1967 with a BA in English and course work in Poli Sci, ...
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| Is an AA in journalism worth it? | 6/23/2008 | Jay Magoo (a pseudonym) |
Q: I'm interested in a journalism career and I'm thinking about getting an AA degree. Are there any ...
A: In general, the more education you have, and the better the school is that you went to, the better ...
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| Who Magazine, Hitler expose, August 1941 | 6/21/2008 | Dr. David Sumner |
Q: David, I have a magazine found at grannies house many years ago called "Who" the magazine about ...
A: Michael: I get at least one question a month about the value of old magazines and they generally are ...
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| tense | 6/10/2008 | Robert D`Angelo |
Q: I remember high school teachers stressing that the verb tense within a paragraph should be ...
A: Mike, I would stay traditional and formal when dealing with newspapers, especially large-size ones. ...
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| tense | 6/10/2008 | Robert D`Angelo |
Q: I remember high school teachers stressing that the verb tense within a paragraph should be ...
A: I talked with several of my colleagues, and we decided that since your high school teachers are ...
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| inquiry: How to sell articles to magazines | 5/29/2008 | Jay Magoo (a pseudonym) |
Q: Good day! I need information on the following questions. 1) What is the correct format in writing ...
A: I cannot give you specific answers to all of your questions, but I can tell you where to find ...
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| A Wall of Silence | 5/28/2008 | Dr. David Sumner |
Q: For some years now a certain magazine was publishing my articles and paying me. (Non Contractual)Now ...
A: Joe: This sounds more like a human relations problem than a magazine problem, but have you tried ...
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| journalism | 5/24/2008 | Robert D`Angelo |
Q: All my life I have dreamed of becoming a magazine journalist and was curious what do I need to do to ...
A: Best thing I can tell you to do is to read voraciously, write whenever you get the chance. If you ...
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| Newspaper Protocol | 5/19/2008 | Jay Magoo (a pseudonym) |
Q: when a person has information about a news story or information worthy of reporting how do they go ...
A: I suggest you call your local newspaper and tell whoever answers the telephone that you have ...
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| Reprinting letters to newspapers | 5/18/2008 | Dr. David Sumner |
Q: Sumner, I am writing for advice about the legal issues regarding reprinting letters from ...
A: Rob: You need to get permission from each individual letter writer. The copyright usually belongs ...
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| Art Director | 5/4/2008 | Dr. David Sumner |
Q: Can you tell me what an Art Director would do at a magazine? Thanks
A: Danielle: The art director works with the editor in chief to choose and coordinate all the ...
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| Photographs in print media | 4/30/2008 | Dr. David Sumner |
Q: How many photographs are published annually in U.S. print media? Is there a declining or growing ...
A: Joshua: I don't think there is a person in the world who knows the answer to your question. There ...
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| Aspiring Sports Journalist | 4/24/2008 | Robert D`Angelo |
Q: D'Angelo, I am approaching the culmination of my high school career and have served as the Sports ...
A: I will try to answer for you. You certainly are not wasting my time. I am wondering if you have ...
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| public domain, newspapers | 4/18/2008 | Dr. David Sumner |
Q: This began as a graduate work project, but snowballed. Now compiling a Source book using newspaper ...
A: Sharon: I can't really answer your question without knowing how you are using the sourcebook. Do ...
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| First test copy of Life Magazine | 4/10/2008 | Robert D`Angelo |
Q: My father was a graphic artist as well as the art director at a prominent University. He was asked ...
A: I honestly would not know the value, but I would suspect it would command a good price, particularly ...
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| travel journalism | 4/7/2008 | Jay Magoo (a pseudonym) |
Q: I am a novice in journalism and it's not even a month that i have started working as a trainee in a ...
A: As a lifelong print journalist, my bias should be obvious to you. Most of the writers and editors in ...
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| FEE | 4/6/2008 | Jay Magoo (a pseudonym) |
Q: I recently proposed a literature page to an editor of a new magazine. Apparently he took my ...
A: This is a little beyond my experience, but I could offer you some common sense advice. First of ...
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| My new magazine | 3/17/2008 | Dr. David Sumner |
Q: I am strying to start a magazine, but I'm struggling to find the right name. My target audience is ...
A: Lawrence: Congratulations on your ambition and initiative. Time magazine was launch in 1923 by two ...
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| Getting an article published | 3/6/2008 | Jay Magoo (a pseudonym) |
Q: I am beginning a research project. I will be interviewing the top 50-100 business owners in my area. ...
A: You've taken on a monumental task. If you interview 50 to 100 business owners and write in depth ...
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| Newspaper Equipment | 3/5/2008 | Dr. David Sumner |
Q: Dr. Sumner, Hello, I am a fellow "expert' on this site under electrical and then again under ...
A: Will: Every state has its own press association to which most daily and weekly newspapers belong. I ...
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| newspaper reprint | 3/3/2008 | Robert D`Angelo |
Q: I am looking for a reprint of a newspaper from January 26th, 1861 of some newspaper from Louisiana. ...
A: The two major newspapers in La. are the Times-Picayune in New Orleans and the paper in Baton Rouge. ...
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| newspaper reprint | 3/3/2008 | Jay Magoo (a pseudonym) |
Q: I am looking for a reprint of a newspaper from January 26th, 1861 of some newspaper from Louisiana. ...
A: That date, the day Louisiana seceded from the United States of America and declared they were no ...
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| submitting articles to magazines | 2/27/2008 | Dr. David Sumner |
Q: I have written a couple of articles that I would like to submit to parenting magazines. Who do I ...
A: Julie: That question requires an extremely long answer, and I teach a semester-long course on the ...
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| Magazines/Newspapers | 2/24/2008 | Dr. David Sumner |
Q: What is the difference between a Magazine and a Newspapers in term of the content of each media?
A: The simple answer is that newspaper contain news articles and magazines contain feature articles. ...
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| Landing that First Job | 2/12/2008 | Jay Magoo (a pseudonym) |
Q: I am wondering if you can advise me on the best way to get an interview and be hired by a newspaper. ...
A: Newspapers prize employees who are imaginative and inventive. If you can demonstrate to the editor ...
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| Journalism? | 2/12/2008 | Lauren Elizabeth |
Q: Okay i am a high school senior and just the other day i change my decision about being a flight ...
A: Having options is never a bad thing. It is difficult deciding what you will do for the rest of you ...
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