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Roy Peter Clark

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Roy Peter Clark has taught writing at the Poynter Institute since 1977.  He is the author or editor of 19 books on journalism and the writing craft including “Writing Tools” and his most recent “Murder Your Darlings: And Other Gentle Writing Advice from Aristotle to Zinsser.”

The False Dichotomy and Narrative Journalism

‘Good writing and good reporting reinforce each other. Period.’
September 15, 2000
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