Chip Scanlan

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

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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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@ElephantSignal 👍

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Educational. Informational. Inspiring.

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Chip's Writing Lessons #104, by @chipscanlan https://t.co/GtyKEz4xba

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Chip's Writing Lessons #104, by @chipscanlan https://t.co/GtyKEz550I @StevePadilla2

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Chip's Writing Lessons #103, by @chipscanlan https://t.co/K2Y5A5lPH2

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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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"AI's past, present, and future: pioneer Geoffrey Hinton shares his insights on the transformative power of artificial intelligence. #AI https://t.co/Q7wvMHjX7F @joshuarothman

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Chip's Writing Lessons#102
Four Questions with Reed Karaim
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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

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Chip's Writing Lessons #101, by @chipscanlan https://t.co/KQUeIL3sGg

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@jonacoles @JohnBranchNYT @MattWeiland I couldn't agree more, @jonacoles . (Sorry for tardy reply. Don't come here much.) John's prose is magical, so much so I have to resist incoherence: "This is f-ing awesome. How did you do it so I can?" But @JohnBranchNYT's answers are like his prose, magical.

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Jon Franklin, inestimable writer, teacher, and friend. RIP. https://t.co/o8zDZ1lzRc

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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. https://t.co/d3wfFYIwnn

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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 https://t.co/iPdpRM5h69

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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 #98
Free Newsletter https://t.co/658v6RM9Of

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Chip's Writing Lessons #97. An AI-generated version of Charles Dickens' classic #AChristmasCarol. @ElonMusk Say hello to Eloneezer Scrooge. https://t.co/fh3r489WN4

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@WadeOnTweets Thank you so much!!!

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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.