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New York Times Editing Slashback: ‘What Driver’s Want’ Edition
Latest in what we expect will be a long-running series As the hardworking staff noted earlier this week, the New York Times is jettisoning its “low-value line editing” and replacing it with “bespoke editing.” Or, more likely, “be-broke editing.” Exhibit … Continue reading
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New York Times Editing Slashback: You Reap What You ‘Sew’
As CNN’s Brian Stelter noted yesterday, “fascinating public editor column by Liz Spayd, all about the NYT editing processes.” Readying The Times for Editing 3.0 THE NEW YORK TIMES has a reputation for impeccable editing. Not just because it can … Continue reading
NYT Editing Slashback: ‘Lawyers . . . Views Their Client’ Edition
As the hardworking staff has noted on several occasions, the New York Times has over the past few months jettisoned its “low-value line editing” and replaced it with “bespoke editing.” Cashiered Times public editor Liz Spayd wrote earlier this year that … Continue reading
NYT Editing Slashback: ‘Richard Simmons Is President’ Edition
From our Get Me Rewrite! desk As New York Times public editor Liz Spayd noted last month, the paper’s “editing architecture”has traditionally employed multiple layers of editors, with most stories blue-penciled by three editors, “with up to six or more if … Continue reading
NYT Editing Slashback: ‘William Jennings Bryant’ Edition
From our Get Me Rewrite! desk As New York Times public editor Liz Spayd noted earlier this month, the paper’s “editing architecture”has traditionally employed multiple layers of editors, with most stories blue-penciled by three editors, “with up to six or … Continue reading