It is a bit unexpected that the very low-key former premier Zhu Rongji would have his interviews with reporters and speeches on different occasions compiled and published. But it is definitely no ...

Agencies may have to change their writing style because a new writing coach -- the law -- may soon arrive, blogger Matthew Weigelt writes. Government officials want to open the channels of ...

Government officials want to open the channels of communication between their agencies and the public, and they’re dreaming up and then building new means of delivering their messages. One thing ...

The Meriam-Webster dictionary defines the word “bureaucratese” as “a style of language held to be characteristic of bureaucrats and marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms and ...

Words make a difference. Government has a reputation for mastering less-than-straight-forward semantics. A recent example is a Ross citizen’s complaint about the Town Council agenda. She lives ...

Are you thinking of applying for a government job? Oh, sure, I know they’re hard to find these days, but the job scene will turn around sooner or later. When it does, I want you to be prepared ...

You may have seen Andrew McCabe’s 60 Minutes interview last night. We’ll be bringing you various nuggets from that interview and the rest of the press tour he’s doing today. But there are a ...