Monthly Archives: May 2014

A story about the journalist Richard Ben Cramer writing “What Do You Think of Ted Williams Now?” for Esquire. Whether he was right about the disputed 1,500 words I have no idea but my sympathies are with the editor. [Cramer’s editor, David … Continue reading →

Continuing the thoughts on editing begun in Bad Editing: Granted that bad or little editing may help a magazine or newspaper sell copies, I think, to get all moralistic, that the editor who doesn’t edit closely and force the writer … Continue reading →

“I’ve worked for newspapers that have unwisely cut back on sub-editing,” writes Fraser Nelson, the editor of The Spectator, in a tribute to what the English call a sub-editor, in particular his magazine’s own sub-editor, Peter Robins. The sub-editor is the … Continue reading →

A fourth item in the string beginning with Lapidary, Obscure, and Unusual, provided by my friend Judy Warner (no, not that Judith Warner): An article in the “Bonds” section of the Wall Street Journal titled Big Words Are Fading, But Many People Still … Continue reading →

Here’s something from an interview with Tom Wolfe from the January/February American Spectator, which will be of more interest to those of you interested in reporting. The headings are mine. HOW TO FRAME A STORY I started writing the same sort … Continue reading →