I didn’t plan it this way, but I have work in the recent issues of both Writer’s Digest and Reader’s Digest (Canada). So October is all about the Digests, yo. The only hitch is that neither piece is online as of now. So you need to get the print editions. (Or buy the digital edition of WD!)
For Writer’s Digest, I …
The most recent edition of the CBC Radio show Definitely Not The Opera focused on mistakes. They rang me up and asked me to come into a studio and talk about how I handled mistakes in my book Regret the Error. They recorded me and then cut my thoughts together into a little monlogue. I think it turned out pretty …
The Quebec Writers’ Federation has come up with a wonderful campaign to help raise the profile of Quebec’s English-language authors. It’s called Love Ms. Julie and I was lucky enough to be included.
Ms. Julie is, according to a description of the program by Quill & Quire, a “saucy Quebec librarian with a thing for Quebec writers.” The character is featured …
I’m back from attending the National Press Club Awards Dinner in Washington on Monday. I spent the morning at the Newseum, and you can read my report about it here. I also had lunch with Slate’s Jack Shafer.
That evening, I attended the awards dinner and was lucky enough to meet two other winners in the press criticism category: David Folkenflik, …
Well, it’s been a rewarding few weeks for me. Allow me to take a moment and toot my own horn.
On June 6, I shared a gold medal at the Canadian National Magazine Awards for my work on the Corporate Survival Guide published in Report on Business magazine.The award is shared with Mark Schatzker, Sabitri Ghosh, and Lisa Fielding. Here’s the …
Any Montrealers who are curious about press errors, corrections and accuracy can come hear me give a free lunchtime talk at the Atwater Library (1200 Atwater) on January 30 at 12:30 p.m. Here are the details:
Regretting Errors: The History And Current State of Media Accuracy, Errors, and Corrections
Craig Silverman, author of the new book Regret the Error: How Media Mistakes …
Earlier this week I picked up the phone to hear Bill Brownstein, a columnist for The Gazette (Montreal), on the other line. Bill and I have never met, but we share a few friends in common and I’ve long been a reader of his columns. It was great to speak with him, and especially nice that he called looking to …
Oh boy have I been derelict in making updates to this site. So what’s been going on?
My book is out, has received some very nice reviews and media coverage, and led to me appearing on the December 23 edition of CNN’s Reliable Sources program. Watch the segment below and marvel at how pale I am. Hey, it’s winter in Montreal.
I’ve …