#  Harvard's Jane Rosenzweig reviews "Whistleblower" memo in New York Times 

 





January 09, 2020

 

 

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   ![Picture of edited memo](/sites/g/files/omnuum8096/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/policymemos/files/whistle_blower_memo.jpg?itok=J0TU9uuv) 

 

  
I can’t tell you what’s going to happen to his [blockbuster complaint](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/26/us/politics/whistle-blower-complaint.html?module=inline) about the president’s behavior, but I can tell you that the whistle-blower’s college writing instructor would be very proud of him.

As a writing instructor myself for 20 years, I look at the complaint and see a model of clear writing that offers important lessons for aspiring writers. Here are a few:

[Read full story in the NYT](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/27/opinion/whistleblower-complaint.html)



 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Practitioner Insight ](/category/practitioner-insight)
- [ Cohesion ](/style/cohesion)
- [ Clarity ](/topics/clarity)
- [ Foreign Policy/National Security ](/topics/us-foreign-policy)
 
 

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