Comments on: A world without editors http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/08/18/world-without-editors/ By Dan Kennedy • The press, politics, technology, culture and other passions Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:09:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter Porcupine http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/08/18/world-without-editors/comment-page-1/#comment-39726 Peter Porcupine Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:18:00 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/08/18/a-world-without-editors/#comment-39726 Robin - actually, we're living in a world of spellcheck addicts.<br/><br/>When my children groused about English/spelling homework, I pointed out to them that for my entire working life, I have had well-paid superiors come to me humbly to proof their letters, as their machines couldn't differentiate between Red and Read or Their and There. I asked them if they would like to have to come to somebody like me once they entered the World of Work.<br/><br/>Kept 'em slaving away for years! Robin – actually, we’re living in a world of spellcheck addicts.

When my children groused about English/spelling homework, I pointed out to them that for my entire working life, I have had well-paid superiors come to me humbly to proof their letters, as their machines couldn’t differentiate between Red and Read or Their and There. I asked them if they would like to have to come to somebody like me once they entered the World of Work.

Kept ‘em slaving away for years!

]]> By: Robin Edgar http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/08/18/world-without-editors/comment-page-1/#comment-39725 Robin Edgar Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:59:00 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/08/18/a-world-without-editors/#comment-39725 Judging from the many spelling errors and typos, to say nothing of erroneous or poorly worded headlines, that I have seen in newspapers or online on supposedly serious news sites we are now living in a world without proofreaders and copy editors. . . Judging from the many spelling errors and typos, to say nothing of erroneous or poorly worded headlines, that I have seen in newspapers or online on supposedly serious news sites we are now living in a world without proofreaders and copy editors. . .

]]> By: mike_b1 http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/08/18/world-without-editors/comment-page-1/#comment-39724 mike_b1 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:10:00 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/08/18/a-world-without-editors/#comment-39724 Editors are by no means obsolete, but good copy editors just might be MIA, judging by the outbreak of "and also's" and "lag behind's" in Sunday's Globe. Editors are by no means obsolete, but good copy editors just might be MIA, judging by the outbreak of “and also’s” and “lag behind’s” in Sunday’s Globe.

]]> By: Doug Shugarts http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/08/18/world-without-editors/comment-page-1/#comment-39716 Doug Shugarts Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:58:00 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/2008/08/18/a-world-without-editors/#comment-39716 Chris Hedges had an <a HREF="http://www.alternet.org/democracy/92284/?page=entire" REL="nofollow">interesting piece</a> a few weeks ago in which he wrote:<br/><br/><i>"Journalism is about transmitting information that doesn't care what you think. Reporting challenges, countermands or destabilizes established beliefs."</i><br/><br/>I think Hedges is right. At a time when many 'news' orgs pander to certain constituencies (conservative, liberal, etc.) the need for editors who help journalists maintain independence is acute. Chris Hedges had an interesting piece a few weeks ago in which he wrote:

“Journalism is about transmitting information that doesn’t care what you think. Reporting challenges, countermands or destabilizes established beliefs.”

I think Hedges is right. At a time when many ‘news’ orgs pander to certain constituencies (conservative, liberal, etc.) the need for editors who help journalists maintain independence is acute.

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