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		<title>infamous, notorious</title>
		<link>http://qutnews.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/infamous-notorious/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 22:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Both have negative connotations when used to describe a person. If you use them in this way you could find yourself the subject of a defamation action; these terms can be interpreted as libellous because they call into question the &#8230; <a href="http://qutnews.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/infamous-notorious/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=qutnews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6137237&amp;post=326&amp;subd=qutnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>et cetera</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 22:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do not use.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=qutnews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6137237&amp;post=319&amp;subd=qutnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Swearing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 21:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is unnecessary in most instances to use swear words, even in direct quotes. It is better to leave out or in print leave a blank space. A growing number of federal and state laws make it illegal to discriminate &#8230; <a href="http://qutnews.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/swearing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=qutnews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6137237&amp;post=309&amp;subd=qutnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blasphemy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 21:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is not normally appropriate in text and is offensive to many.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=qutnews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6137237&amp;post=307&amp;subd=qutnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Religion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 21:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Treat all religions with respect, and avoid any suggestion of giving preference to any religion or denomination. Beware of using terms that link a religion to extremist or stereotyped behaviour.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=qutnews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6137237&amp;post=305&amp;subd=qutnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Disabilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 21:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do not make gratuitous references to disabilities. They should be mentioned only if relevant to the story. A person is not disabled, they have a disability.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=qutnews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6137237&amp;post=303&amp;subd=qutnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>QUT News</title>
		<link>http://qutnews.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/qut-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 12:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Spelling</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 11:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[QUT Journalism follows the traditional Australian style and spellings – preferring UK English spelling and grammar to American – and uses the Macquarie Dictionary for spelling, taking the first spelling listed.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=qutnews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6137237&amp;post=278&amp;subd=qutnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 11:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take care with the word “today”, it can lead to confusion. To report that events in other countries have happened “today” will often be wrong, but to say they happened “yesterday”, while technically correct, will make the story sound out &#8230; <a href="http://qutnews.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/today/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=qutnews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6137237&amp;post=275&amp;subd=qutnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Titles (more…)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 11:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simplify titles. “Leading newsagent” is a better option than (and almost as accurate as) “The Executive Director of the Queensland Branch of the Amalgamated Newsagents’ Guild”.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=qutnews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6137237&amp;post=273&amp;subd=qutnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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