Tag: writing’

18 SEP

I spent years writing about women at work. Then I had a baby — and an existential crisis.

Writing about the challenges of working parenthood didn't fully prepare the author for the transition. The author is not pictured. AE Pictures Inc./Getty Images I'm a careers-and-leadership reporter and I often write about women's experiences at work. When I had a baby, I thought I'd be prepared for the transition to working parenthood. I wasn't. […]

24 DEC

China’s gene-edited babies experiment violated western ethics norms. But China is writing is own.

Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world with his recent claim that he modified the genes of two babies. However, his methods of achieving a medical breakthrough are consistent with China’s culture of innovation at any cost. While many scientists follow Western standards of medicine and innovation, China may decide to go […]

02 DEC

‘You Were Never Really Here’ Director Lynne Ramsay Writing an “Epic Environmental Horror” Film

Scottish filmmaker Lynne Ramsay, who turned heads earlier this year with the Joaquin Phoenix thriller You Were Never Really Here, has revealed a few more details about her next film – and she’s heading into horror territory. Read more about the upcoming Lynne Ramsay horror movie below. In an interview with the British Independent Film […]

25 NOV

Observations and lessons from two decades of writing about video games

Halo 5 featured perhaps the series’ most confounding campaign yet… but the online multiplayer still ruled. (credit: Microsoft / 343) Tell Me a Story (Or “The Play’s the Thing,” originally published on The Game Beat, April 28, 2017.) If you are connected to video games professionally, you probably heard some sort of discussion over Ian […]

20 OCT

Mailbag: Producer/Executive Producer Differences, Review Writing Process, Film Adaptations, Halloween Plans, Translated Interviews & More

On the October 19 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to answer reader e-mail in the Mail Bag. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the […]

08 OCT

Writing the Best Cover Letter for Job Application to Land Your Dream Job

Most hiring managers are busy. Before the hiring process even begins, they are likely juggling too much. When they get to the point of being ready to bring on new talent, they must then juggle the recruitment process with their day-to-day responsibilities. To allow the process to run as smoothly and quickly as possible, hiring […]

09 SEP

A Mandela Model for Ethiopia? He's Writing the Script

Ethiopian journalists Eskinder Nega and his wife, Serkalem Fasil, were jailed in 2005 — in separate prisons — on charges of treason. The couple didn’t know it, but Serkalem had just become pregnant with their first and only child. Born premature and malnourished, the baby boy’s only chance of survival was an incubator, which the […]

12 JUN

Writing Journal for a Better and More Productive Self (The How-To Guide)

How many times have rampant thoughts distracted you from your work? How many times have ideas popped in and popped out before you had a chance to capture them? Or maybe clarity has gone missing in action and you would like to find it again? As a busy person, it is not uncommon for your […]