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  • ASBPE, Conference coverage, August 2000
  • Morris Berman, Editing unfamiliar subjects with confidence, June 2001
  • Bob Bly, Use e-mail to supplement paper direct mail, October 2000
  • Peter Bowerman, How to find good freelance writers (November 2000) and What freelancers want from clients
  • Linda Briggs, Print and online editions strengthen each other, April 2000
  • Jane Cleland, New century brings writers added pressures and challenges, January 2000
  • Cynthia Currie, Magazine's redesign should grow out of editorial focus, March 2000
  • Foster Davis, What to do when you become the boss, June 2000
  • Karen F. Brown Dunlap, Moving from writer to editor without mishap, June 2000
  • Loren G. Edelstein, Strategies for covering trade shows, September 2000
  • Conrad C. Fink, To write clear financial stories, put numbers in context, August 2000
  • Sarah Flynn, Three editors assess the present and advise on the future, January 2000
  • Amy S. Friedman, Finding contributors to fill your editorial holes, May 2000
  • The Gregg Reference Manual, ninth edition, June 2000
  • Laura B. Gschwandtner, Continuous improvement plus an idea on every page, September 2000
  • Amy Hagovsky, How to write your senator or representative, October 2000
  • Kendall Hanson, A freelancer uses a four-step self-editing process, July 2000
  • Barbara Hart, Three editors assess the present and advise on the future, January 2000
  • Keith V. Hevenor, Magazine editors need new skills as Web publishing grows, August 2000
  • Thomas Hunter, New century brings writers added pressures and challenges, January 2000
  • Scott Jaschik, Editors search for right mix of online and print news (October, 2000) and Web publications differ from print in three ways
  • Jan Thomas Johnson, Send a focused message to a specific audience, July 2000
  • Rebecca Jones, How to write how-to articles, January 2001
  • Kevin M. Kelleghan, Take control of your work time, February 2001
  • Brenda Kienan, How to know when to redesign your Web site, June 2000
  • Joann Killeen, Learn the new tools or lose credibility, March 2000
  • Jurgen Kurz, Quark foresees move to media independent publishing, December 2000
  • Richard A. Lanham, To treat your sick prose, apply the Paramedic Method, May 2000
  • Herschell Gordon Lewis, Writing copy in the Age of Skepticism, July 2000
  • Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts, Business Letters: Reader and writer gain from subject lines and subheads, April 2000
  • Clyde Linsley, Writing humor for bad or serious speakers, June 2000
  • Dan Maceluch, Online NewsRoom cuts cost, improves service, May 2000
  • Kim MacPherson, Promotional e-mail differs from direct mail, May 2000
  • Jim Mathews, Editors search for right mix of online and print news (October, 2000) and Web publications differ from print in three ways
  • Paul McCloskey, Editors search for right mix of online and print news (October, 2000) and Web publications differ from print in three ways
  • Drew Miller, Professional design is making a comeback, January 2000
  • Carolyn Mulford, A strategy for preventing common punctuation errors, August 2000
  • Peter Occhiogrosso, Put the reader in the middle of a situation, June 2000
  • Ken O'Quinn, Convert passive to active -- usually, March 2000
  • Heather Perram, AOL staff members outline the service's rapid changes, March 2000
  • Photojournalists (Susan Biddle, Bronwen Latimer, Marcy Nighswander and Carol T. Powers), Top photojournalists discuss changes, trends, December 2000
  • Bob Popyk, Tips on using your business cards, September 2000
  • Claire Reinburg, Three editors assess the present and advise on the future, January 2000
  • Gabrielle Rico, Clustering unleashes creativity, speeds writing process, April 2000
  • Dian Schaffhauser, Print and online editions strengthen each other, April 2000
  • Lisa Potashkin Solomon, Get ready to lead in knowledge management, October 2000
  • Paul Swift, New century brings writers added pressures and challenges, January 2000
  • Jane Watson, Computers have forced, but not helped, business people to write, January 2000
  • Elizabeth Wissner-Gross, Guidelines for detecting and correcting bias, April 2000
  • Ann Wylie, Use your senses to write effective descriptions, December 2000

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