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5. The deadline for the 2020 ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award is February 21. The award honors journalists "whose pioneering coverage or media innovations have a significant impact on the lives of people around the world." According to the ICFJ website, "Candidates can be reporters, editors, technologists, media managers, citizen journalists or bloggers, who are from and work in Africa, Asia, Central/Eastern Europe, Latin America/Caribbean or the Middle East." Applicants can be named by colleagues, or can also nominate themselves. -- INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISTS' NETWORK
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9. BOOKS FOR WORD NERDS
Rather than posting lists of recommended books, a reader suggested that I run more expanded information about one book at a time. With that, here is today's pick:
"Don't Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth About Language" by David Shariatmadari
In its Amazon listing, "Don't Believe a Word" is described as a "mind-boggling journey" through language and the science that determines what we do with words. It explores the dichotomy between our prejudices and the truth about what we think about and how we use words. The premise of the book is to "explode nine widely held myths about language."
Please send me your favorite Word Nerd book by replying to this email -- and tell me why you enjoyed it.
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Written and curated by Kathleen Walder, writer and humorist who co-hosts KatSoup, a weekly program on Ohio’s Radio Reading Service for the visually impaired and print disabled. Her blog, Date-a-palooza, takes a jaundiced look at the world of online dating. Follow her on Twitter @KatWalder.
Edited by Beth Duckett, staff writer at Inside.
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