How to write well
Our journalists discuss how to communicate with clarity, style and precision
According to The Economist’s Style Guide, “Clarity of writing usually follows clarity of thought.” In a subscriber-only live event, Lane Greene, who writes the “Johnson” column on language, and Anton La Guardia, our digital editor, discuss The Economist’s philosophy of language, the principles that underpin its style guide and how to avoid making written howlers. You can watch the conversation in full below.
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Full-length interview: the head of NATO on how Ukraine can win the war
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Who is “Europe’s last dictator”?
Alexander Lukashenko has doubled down on political repression, but is dependent on Russia
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A portrait of Alexei Navalny
A podcast on the prominent Russian dissident, who died in prison on February 16th
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Alexei Navalny, in his own words
In 2017 The Economist interviewed the opposition leader about Putin’s Russia and his own prison experience