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quicklinks to useful writers' resources
online dictionaries, wikis etc
• reference.com
• yourdictionary
• wikipedia.org [free for all] • refdesk.com
real journalism
• medialens
[correcting the distorted vision of the corporate media]
• alternet
[independent media resource]
• commondreams.org
• newseum
• alternet
• www.journalism.co.za
• newseum
• www.journalism.co.za
• reporters without borders
• noam chomsky archives
• noseweek
• source watchand pr watch [keeping an eye on the spindoctors]
• unknown news
institutes
• new media lab @ rhodes
• poynter
• freedom of expression institute [fxi]• my alma mater [where I realised I had to be a dissident]
grammar
- you know what? just wing it, language should be flexible and in constant flux
- but make sure you have a good editor to do the final check!
- New Zealand has agreed to allow txt or sms english in exam papers, as long as the student has comprehended the subject at hand
maps
• google maps [SA coverage is improving] • straatkaart • the planet • google earth [our glorious planet]
images
• SA images
• space
• tourism
• thewriter.co.za: also provides photographic services
ezines
• dissident voice
• alternative press index: lists radical zines
• 09 F9 [assault on digital rights]
• green anarchy
quotes
• contact us for a quote, our prices are the best in town [gotta love puns]
• if it's a good quote you're looking for, we have access to those too motivational quotes, inspirational quotes, social justice quotes, enviro-quotes
writing tips
• write with your heart not your head
• In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act - George Orwell
activism
• the mask
• apf
• environmental justice
• adbusters
q&a
• why should I pay someone to write for me? I can do it myself!
other
• project gutenberg free books, where copyright has expired
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