Thank you ladies and gentlemen for a very warm reception. It was one hundred and forty-four years ago that members of the Democratic Party first met in convention to select a Presidential candidate. Since that time, Democrats have continued to convene once every four years and draft a party platform and nominate a Presidential candidate. And …

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Posted on: March 10, 2016
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Mr. Speaker, House Joint Resolution 264, before us today, which provides for equality under the law for both men and women, represents one of the most clear-cut opportunities we are likely to have to declare our faith in the principles that shaped our Constitution. It provides a legal basis for attack on the most subtle, …

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Posted on: March 10, 2016
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Thank you. (APPLAUSE) Thank you so much, President Falwell. God bless Liberty University. (APPLAUSE) I am thrilled to join you today at the largest Christian university in the world. (APPLAUSE) Today I want to talk with you about the promise of America. Imagine your parents when they were children. Imagine a little girl growing up …

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Posted on: March 10, 2016
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Thank you! Oh, thank you all! Thank you so very, very much. It is wonderful to be here with all of you. To be in New York with my family, with so many friends, including many New Yorkers who gave me the honor of serving them in the Senate for eight years. To be right …

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Posted on: March 10, 2016
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“Thank you so much. It’s so great to be here in Iowa. We’re here just thawing out. Todd and I and a couple of our friends here from Alaska, lending our support for the next president of our great United States of America, Donald J. Trump. “Mr. Trump, you’re right, look back there in the …

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Posted on: March 10, 2016
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Narrating a news story generally goes better if you’ve written down what you have to say first. You avoid stumbles, unwanted pauses and other errors. However, reading your copy raises two contradictory risks: You’ll sound like a robot. Reading aloud, you may concentrate so much on using precisely the words written that your voice loses …

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Posted on: September 24, 2014

The target audience for live tweeting consists of people who are interested in the event but are not there in person. You are their eyes and ears. These are tips that can help you serve them; they’re geared in particular for coverage of a panel discussion. Before the event Promote/warn: The goal of live tweeting …

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Posted on: September 8, 2014

The interview is one of the most basic reporting tools. Don’t confuse an interview designed to be a part of a story with a talk show or panel discussion. In an interview for a story, you usually are seeking specific facts and opinions. This is not a two-way conversation. The rules listed here sum up …

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Posted on: August 25, 2014