Name: Andy Bechtel From: UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States About me: I teach editing and writing at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at UNC-Chapel Hill. I'm interested in new ways to tell news stories and in the ethical and political ramifications of word choices (terrorist surveillance program, domestic spying or something in between?).
I have 12 years of experience in newspaper editing, most recently at The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C.
The clever people at The Onion are offering this coffee mug among the Onion-related items for sale on its site. The message may be morbid, but at least it uses the subjunctive mood correctly. Here's more on verbs and moods.
Hooray for The Onion! Long live the subjunctive!