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    Welcome to English to English

    english2english:

    Right, then. Prince Harry’s visit to the USA is as good a time as any to point out that the mutual curiosity shared between British and American cultures is as intense as ever. It’s also a good time to launch this Tumblr. 

    When Winston Churchill coined the phrase “special relationship” to describe the connection between the two nations in 1946, he was describing two countries whose commitments to similar ideals – for better or worse – have historically meant a keen interest in each other. “Special”, sometimes, doesn’t even begin to cover it.

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    For all those Britishisms I don’t get, Katie Rogers and crew create a new “living glossary” of English-to-English translations. Fun. 

    Posted on Wednesday, May 15th 2013

    Tags news guardian journalism language

    Reblogged from English to English

    “So many lines are being crossed in so many directions, it is tough to keep track of who are the victims and who are the perpetrators. There has always been a cat-and-mouse game between government and the media, between the coverers and the covered, but increased reliance on technology has weaponized something that used to take spycraft and shoe leather.”

    David Carr, on the two-way street of snooping. 

    Posted on Wednesday, May 15th 2013

    Tags technology data data privacy surveillance news media government surveilance tech

    Source The New York Times

    officialssay: A slide from a recent “Dress for Success” presentation given at the Defense Intelligence Agency. The presentation recommended that women dress conservatively, but that they not take a “Plain Jane” approach to makeup. “Even smart people do dumb things sometimes,” the DIA director said, in an email to employees apologizing for the training. woops.

    officialssay:

    A slide from a recent “Dress for Success” presentation given at the Defense Intelligence Agency. The presentation recommended that women dress conservatively, but that they not take a “Plain Jane” approach to makeup.

    “Even smart people do dumb things sometimes,” the DIA director said, in an email to employees apologizing for the training.

    woops.

    Posted on Tuesday, May 14th 2013

    Tags quotes news officials say

    Reblogged from Officials Say the Darndest Things

    Been cranking through work all week w/ this @wilco playlist. And still digging it. Happy almost Friday!

    Posted on Thursday, May 9th 2013

    Tags music spotify

    Source Spotify

    propublica: “If you complain too much, they won’t take you to work anymore.” — In Chicago, immigrant labor brokers known as raiteros have helped create a system where temp agencies and their corporate clients benefit from cheap, just-in-time labor as workers’ pay falls well below the minimum wage. Read our latest investigation, Taken for a Ride. + View enlarged graphic.   Latest ProPublica investigation: how temp workers in Chicago are being exploited by raitero system as brand-name companies like Ty Inc., Sony, Frito Lay and Pampered Chef benefit.

    propublica:

    “If you complain too much, they won’t take you to work anymore.” — In Chicago, immigrant labor brokers known as raiteros have helped create a system where temp agencies and their corporate clients benefit from cheap, just-in-time labor as workers’ pay falls well below the minimum wage. Read our latest investigation, Taken for a Ride.

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    Latest ProPublica investigation: how temp workers in Chicago are being exploited by raitero system as brand-name companies like Ty Inc., Sony, Frito Lay and Pampered Chef benefit.

    Posted on Monday, April 29th 2013

    Tags news labor exploitation charts

    Reblogged from Get Involved

    : If Jill Abramson were a man...

    changetheratio:

    annfriedman:

    She’s a source of widespread frustration and anxiety who is demoralizing, uncaring, morale-draining, and very unpopular. He demands excellence and relevance.

    She is difficult to work with, unreasonable, impossible, stubborn. He has a strong vision and insists on seeing it carried out.

    She is AWOL and disengaged. He attended Sundance and SXSW.

    She is not a naturally charismatic person, not approachable, tough as nails. He is direct.
    She is brusque, blunt, and dismissive. He does not like to waste time.
    She is uncaring, unable to march forward or provide reassurance, and doesn’t make people feel good. He is not your mommy.
    She is condescending. He is the boss.

    This. 

    That is all.

    Posted on Wednesday, April 24th 2013

    Reblogged from Change The Ratio

    Source dyn.politico.com

    “I think there’s a really easy caricature that some people have bought into, of the bitchy woman character and the guy who is sort of calmer. That, I think, is a little bit of an unfair caricature.”

    Am pondering that assessment, Dean Baquet.  Poynter calls “wind” on Abramson personality expose.

    Posted on Wednesday, April 24th 2013

    Source poynter.org

    The annual trespassing, photo-snapping, baby-butt imprinting season of the Texas bluebonnet is here. And the New York Times decided it was amusing enough to write about.

    The annual trespassing, photo-snapping, baby-butt imprinting season of the Texas bluebonnet is here. And the New York Times decided it was amusing enough to write about.

    Posted on Tuesday, April 23rd 2013

    Source The New York Times

    Sunday morning in Times Square for day 2 for @globaleditors #editorslab (at Times Square)

    Sunday morning in Times Square for day 2 for @globaleditors #editorslab (at Times Square)

    Posted on Sunday, April 21st 2013

    Tags editorslab

    so hot out here my butter’s melting. #nyc #spring (at Roc)

    so hot out here my butter’s melting. #nyc #spring (at Roc)

    Posted on Wednesday, April 17th 2013

    Tags nyc spring