Why are we defending a publication that makes money via advertising and subscriptions for failing to have an effective editor? This isn’t someone posting nonsense in a comments section; the author is apparently a “senior writer” for Salon. Why should we stop attempting to hold supposed professionals accountable for being professional? I get that the world hasn’t exactly been great at professionalism lately, but letting our standards slip isn’t going to fix that.
Have you ever worked a news desk? I have. It’s making sausage. You just caught a glimpse of someone dropping the meat and stuffing it back in. Write a letter to the editor with a correction if you want to help. Here, editorial complaints go nowhere and serve no purpose.
I’m not disagreeing with the article at all.
But it’s right there before the article even started. It’s not a very good look.
Typos happen. Shrug
Why are we defending a publication that makes money via advertising and subscriptions for failing to have an effective editor? This isn’t someone posting nonsense in a comments section; the author is apparently a “senior writer” for Salon. Why should we stop attempting to hold supposed professionals accountable for being professional? I get that the world hasn’t exactly been great at professionalism lately, but letting our standards slip isn’t going to fix that.
Have you ever worked a news desk? I have. It’s making sausage. You just caught a glimpse of someone dropping the meat and stuffing it back in. Write a letter to the editor with a correction if you want to help. Here, editorial complaints go nowhere and serve no purpose.