Mervin Block, a broadcast writing coach and author, highlights some writing mistakes from TV news in 2003. Just last night, Hannah and I were discussing how sloppy many people have gotten in choosing their words. His examples demonstrate it. Go on. Learn from others' mistakes. (via Sree Sreenivasan)
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