Muscatine Journal

How I Rode Cold Notes Straight To The Top

by Kevin Burton Today we finish up the Dictionary Scoop website’s list of jargon phrases used in journalism. As I did yesterday, I will add to the list. “Above The Fold” is a term that refers to stories and pictures that appear in the top half of the front page. It’s the part …

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Stumbling Into Success Through Humility

by Kevin Burton This is not a story about soccer, but that’s where it starts. One time, I think it was while I was a reporter with the Muscatine Journal, I was assigned to do a soccer story. I still don’t know much about soccer, but back then I knew next to nothing. …

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