Andy Bechtel
@andybechtel.bsky.social
Journalism professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. Copy editor. NOLA native, Durham denizen. Member of AAUP and ACES: the Society for Editing. https://editdesk.wordpress.com/
"Are dead" is not passive voice.
November 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
"Are dead" is not passive voice.
And less credible.
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
And less credible.
Reposted by Andy Bechtel
For non-journalists, it’s helpful to see what Standards and Practices guidelines look like. Here, for example, are the AP’s. www.ap.org/wp-content/u...
www.ap.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
For non-journalists, it’s helpful to see what Standards and Practices guidelines look like. Here, for example, are the AP’s. www.ap.org/wp-content/u...
It was Whisker Wednesday, when people could bring cats to the game. (Mine stayed home.) Sir Purr and I put aside our differences in the spirit of the event and our shared fandom of felines.
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
It was Whisker Wednesday, when people could bring cats to the game. (Mine stayed home.) Sir Purr and I put aside our differences in the spirit of the event and our shared fandom of felines.
That time that I met Sir Purr at a Durham Bulls game and told him that I am a Saints fan
November 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
That time that I met Sir Purr at a Durham Bulls game and told him that I am a Saints fan
