[Journalists] read the best

[Kevin Burton]

Humberto,
   About the time I broke into professional journalism I was reading a lot of books and magazines on tape via the talking book program. I found the writers at Newsweek and Sports Illustrated magazines in particular to be very skillful at painting word pictures and weaving current American popular culture references into their articles when appropriate. they also helped expand my vocabulary.
   So I advise you to read the best, not to mimic their style but to learn the craft of writing.  
   Pardon me, got to go to spell check now!
 
Sincerely, 
Kevin Burton
former print journalist