…And Now You Know The Rest Of The Story

One of the best news writers and news writing coaches in the country is Roy Peter Clark, a frequent contributor to Poynter.

This piece explains why he has used both his first and middle name for decades.

And it might make you think about simply parroting a police report which includes some person’s middle name.

Did anyone ever really call him John Wayne Gacy before he was arrested? Or Lee Harvey Oswald?

Do you write “officer-involved shooting” or “police shooting”? Does your story end with “the incident remains under investigation”?

Are you writing the news, or simply transcribing police reports?

Posted by Timothy Jameson Morrissey