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Eric Mortenson's avatar

Wonderful advice, Lauren - made me laugh and nod in recognition and agreement. I was a newspaper reporter and put together a similar list. I like to think you'll enjoy it - and these lists should be required reading at J schools, don't you think?

https://open.substack.com/pub/ericmortenson/p/the-complete-long-form-annotated?r=u2cwh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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Lauren Wolfe's avatar

Ha! Yours is great.

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Sue Greer-Pitt's avatar

good advice, appropriate for those doing qualitative (interview based) research in any field.

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Jack Everly's avatar

What about “Don’t take any wooden nickels?” ;-) Great, sage advice!

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John Loraine's avatar

This is great!

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Jos1463's avatar

Love this. Particularly the note that politicians always change their story :) Intrigued about the 'don't touch math' advice though!

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Naomi Levine's avatar

Love all of these. I only wear shoes I can walk it, and always eat the free snacks. They're FREE!

I hope you sleep tonight!

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Gabriela's avatar

Loved the fashion tips. It makes a difference. Especially “Wear shoes you can actually walk in. Everyone, not just journalists”.

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Simply Amber Lou's avatar

A great list full of random pearls. ‘Reading is fundamental’ and ‘wear shoes you can walk in’ stood out for me. 😊🙌

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