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“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” ~Mark Twain

Grammar Demons, Take That (Part 15)

Aah, passive voice. Another thing that needs to be used sparingly, and often to great effect when used in a limited way and in right context. Although passive voice usage has not been my Achilles Heel, but still I spot…Read more ›

Replace Just 2 Words In The New York Times Amazon Article And Something Amazing Happens

From Inc.: It’s easy to criticize Amazon until you realize that what Bezos is doing is what every disruptive company desperately needs. The firestorm of controversy about the work environment at Amazon, sparked by the recent New York Times article,…Read more ›

Amazon’s Destructive Culture Exposed – Or Not?

From LinkedIn: Amazon is in some hot water right now. The New York Times article appearing last Saturday has many people wondering if Amazon is the company they thought it was. The article in the NY Times tells a story…Read more ›

Amazon As An Antidote To Life Inside The High-Technology Bubble

From LinkedIn: Everyone’s still talking about the New York Times’s epic investigation into Amazon’s work environment. Beyond the mortifying instances of management cruelty, some say Amazon has a problem with people working too hard. Some say it doesn’t. But maybe Amazon’s…Read more ›

Amazon Is Right That Disagreement Results in Better Decisions

From HBR.org: When I worked in the federal government, I was amazed at the large numbers of factual errors in widely-read stories, even in the best newspapers. As a colleague of mine, a staunch Democrat, observed in 2009, “I now…Read more ›

Reader Reaction To Amazon Workplace – So What?

From USA Today: LOS ANGELES – Life is tough. “Ever been in the military?” That sums up the reaction of one reader, and many others, who wrote in to weigh in on Amazon’s hard-charging treatment of employees. The New York…Read more ›

Amazon: Dystopian Nightmare, Or Just Another Successful Tech Company?

From Fortune: A New York Times story about the company’s internal culture makes for a good read, but the truth is likely far less inflammatory. What I think is hard-wired into the company’s culture, based on conversations with former Amazon…Read more ›

New York Times Editor On Amazon Story: Not ‘Quite Enough’ Evidence

Last one for the day, from CNN Money: The New York Times’ searing expose on workplace conditions at Amazon has been hailed by some as a piece of exemplary journalism. The Times’ public editor Margaret Sullivan, however, had a more…Read more ›

The New York Times Versus Amazon

Continuing my sham journalism, a lovely one from The Washington Free Beacon Editor’s Blog: In August of 2013, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos agreed to buy the Washington Post. Since then, the New York Times has published a great number of pieces…Read more ›