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7 errors even good writers miss When your job entails putting words together at a breakneck pace, the odds are good that your devious fingers will try to put one over on your brilliant mind. Caveat scriptor!

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Kevin J. Allen

Lead vs. lede: Does it even matter?

Journalism isn’t always this trivial—or shouldn’t be—but renewed debate among editors and writers on which spelling of the word is correct is a reminder of what’s most important.

Dee Ann Adams

What communicators can learn from the armed forces

Armed Forces Day was observed May 18, but if you missed it, you can still honor the troops, past and present, by faithfully following their best examples.

Ragan Staff

New website offers distance-learning for communicators

No money for travel or training? We've got the solution for you and your entire comms team.

Steve Crescenzo

This just in! Newt Gingrich confused by cell phones, blenders, laptops

Some news outlets are so desperate for content they'll run anything … and we mean anything.

Matt Wilson

7 people who prove English majors aren’t worthless

English degrees aren’t typically thought of as gateways to incredible monetary success, nor steady employment for that matter, but a few famous degree holders offer hope.

Ragan Staff

Conference alert: Comprehensive training for health care communicators

Speakers from the Mayo Clinic, Rush University Medical Center, and more will spill their secrets for powerful and effective health care communication.

Ragan Staff

10 Nora Ephron quotes that will inspire anyone

The late author and screenwriter said a number of inspirational (and useful) things. In honor of what would be her 72nd birthday, we look back on some of our favorite Ephron words.

Daphne Gray-Grant

Debates over linguistics rage hotter than ever

'The Canterbury Tales,' penned six centuries ago, is exceedingly hard to decipher, but some words have endured for millennia. How have our attitudes toward language evolved?

Susan Tellem

Health care or healthcare: Do you care?

Let’s start the debate.

Matt Wilson

Feds had 'no justification' for obtaining AP phone records, CEO says

The Department of Justice gathered a wide swath of call records from the office phones of as many as 100 Associated Press reporters and the personal phones of some others, and the AP is steaming mad about it.

Ragan Staff

Good news! Ragan.com is on Twitter

Pop the bubbly! Your favorite communications news site has its own Twitter feed.

Laura Hale Brockway

‘Lazy’ words you should use in your writing

Don’t be so quick to follow traditional grammar rules and not begin a sentence with ‘and’ or ‘but.’

Matt Wilson

7 writing tips from 'The Great Gatsby'

An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Jazz Age masterpiece hits movie theaters this weekend. Writers are still learning from the text.

Kevin J. Allen

Flowers vs. tech gadgets: Which is the best gift for Mom?

Finding a great gift for mom isn’t just a matter of racking your brain for the perfect idea—now it’s a battle of infographics.

Gini Dietrich

5 steps to create compelling content

Your employees and customers can tell your company's best stories, and those stories are what will attract more customers to you. Here's how.

How puns can help your writingIn the age of information overload, puns are a great way for readers to retain information, according to John Pollack, author of "The Pun Also Rises." Learn which words originated as puns and more in this fascinating interview.

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