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For more information on writing with awareness and the ethics of writing, whether it be for a blog, newspaper, or any other source of media, check out the (Society of Professional Journalist) [http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp SPJ Code of Ethics].
For more information on writing with awareness and the ethics of writing, whether it be for a blog, newspaper, or any other source of media, check out the (Society of Professional Journalist) [http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp SPJ Code of Ethics].
==Brief and Concise==
In writing for any sort of media, "brevity" is encouraged. Danny Rubin, a national news consultant and former television news reporter, explains, "You don't need to write a lot or use big words to sound smart<ref>Rubin, Danny</ref>


==Concrete==
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#Giblett, Peter. [http://writinghood.com/writing/making-your-writing-presentable-and-cogent/ Making Your Writing Presentable and Cogent]. Web. 30 April 2013.
#Giblett, Peter. [http://writinghood.com/writing/making-your-writing-presentable-and-cogent/ Making Your Writing Presentable and Cogent]. Web. 30 April 2013.
#Hale, Steven. [http://facstaff.gpc.edu/~shale/humanities/composition/handouts/audience.html Choosing and Writing for an Audience]. Web. 30 April 2013.
#Hale, Steven. [http://facstaff.gpc.edu/~shale/humanities/composition/handouts/audience.html Choosing and Writing for an Audience]. Web. 30 April 2013.
#Rubin, Danny. [http://lifehacker.com/5909543/write-less-say-more-the-power-of-brevity Write Less, Say More: The Power of Brevity]. Web. 30 April 2013.
#[http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp SPJ Code of Ethics]. ''Society of Professional Journalist''. Web. 1 May 2013.
#[http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp SPJ Code of Ethics]. ''Society of Professional Journalist''. Web. 1 May 2013.


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