Comments on: What’s the source? http://www.badlanguage.net/whats-the-source Writing, marketing and technology Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:56:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Freelance journalist: start a career in journalism - Bad Language http://www.badlanguage.net/whats-the-source/comment-page-1#comment-654792 Freelance journalist: start a career in journalism - Bad Language Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:05:24 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/whats-the-source#comment-654792 [...] to take a note of the name, title and contact details for everyone I interview. Check my article: What’s the source for more on this. FACT -CHECKING GUIDELINES FOR FREELANCE [...] [...] to take a note of the name, title and contact details for everyone I interview. Check my article: What’s the source for more on this. FACT -CHECKING GUIDELINES FOR FREELANCE [...]

]]> By: Spinbox: it’s made of people — Bad Language http://www.badlanguage.net/whats-the-source/comment-page-1#comment-604394 Spinbox: it’s made of people — Bad Language Sat, 25 Jul 2009 07:02:55 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/whats-the-source#comment-604394 [...] Source properly. As a writer, it’s important to do the interviews and research. It’s also important to keep track of the data that supports the claims you make for your clients. (See my earlier post: What’s the source.) [...] [...] Source properly. As a writer, it’s important to do the interviews and research. It’s also important to keep track of the data that supports the claims you make for your clients. (See my earlier post: What’s the source.) [...]

]]> By: Bad Language / Writing tools: MindManager 8 http://www.badlanguage.net/whats-the-source/comment-page-1#comment-508229 Bad Language / Writing tools: MindManager 8 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:03:15 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/whats-the-source#comment-508229 [...] I use a Word document to take notes and track sources for a document. (See my earlier post: What’s the source?) However, I’m experimenting with using MindManager for a current project. It’s easy to include [...] [...] I use a Word document to take notes and track sources for a document. (See my earlier post: What’s the source?) However, I’m experimenting with using MindManager for a current project. It’s easy to include [...]

]]> By: Precise Edit http://www.badlanguage.net/whats-the-source/comment-page-1#comment-491345 Precise Edit Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:46:26 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/whats-the-source#comment-491345 Excellent advice and excellent reasons. Where did you get the list of reasons to cite sources? (No, don't answer that.) Many of our clients suffer from under-sourcing and then wonder why their ideas aren't given sufficient respect. As we tell them, the problem is not the ideas, it's the lack of credibility. Sourcing provides that credibility until the writer is recognized as an expert himself or herself. For example, people don't question are expertise when they sign up for our Writing Tips for a Year service, but they might question our knowledge of organic chemistry were we to write about that. And, yes, we double-check clients' sources for both accuracy and appropriateness. Excellent advice and excellent reasons. Where did you get the list of reasons to cite sources? (No, don’t answer that.)

Many of our clients suffer from under-sourcing and then wonder why their ideas aren’t given sufficient respect. As we tell them, the problem is not the ideas, it’s the lack of credibility. Sourcing provides that credibility until the writer is recognized as an expert himself or herself. For example, people don’t question are expertise when they sign up for our Writing Tips for a Year service, but they might question our knowledge of organic chemistry were we to write about that.

And, yes, we double-check clients’ sources for both accuracy and appropriateness.

]]> By: Einat http://www.badlanguage.net/whats-the-source/comment-page-1#comment-484852 Einat Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:43:54 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/whats-the-source#comment-484852 Great post and great habits. One more advantage of sourcing that I found in my work - you double check the client's info. It may take the form of finding out a competitor/ alternative/ market info that they should know about and address. It can also happen that when you talk to other people within the client's organization you discover new info. Usually you discover very interesting or favourable facts to strengthen the argument. Great post and great habits.

One more advantage of sourcing that I found in my work – you double check the client’s info.

It may take the form of finding out a competitor/ alternative/ market info that they should know about and address.

It can also happen that when you talk to other people within the client’s organization you discover new info. Usually you discover very interesting or favourable facts to strengthen the argument.

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