An extension of the Common Sense Journalism monthly column by Doug Fisher, former broadcaster, newspaper reporter and wire service editor. From new media to old, much of journalism is just plain common sense.
"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Unknown (often improperly attributed to Thomas Jefferson)
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." - Upton Sinclair
"Common sense is not so common" - Voltaire
"Common sense is instinct; enough of it is genius" - George Bernard Shaw
One of the useful things, perhaps, to come out of the Mitch Albom flap in Detroit is a graphic in the Free Press illustrating the overall editing process for the public (although, as noted in the comments section, it does short-sheet copy editors' work, making them sound more like anal technocrats than full contributors to the editing of a story).
posted by Doug @ 3:12 PM
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Right click on the chicklet and copy the address to your newsreader. (Or click directly on the chicklet for some quick links to some of the most common newsreaders.)
Some other fun sites:
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Good point. I was looking at the overall process from the idea of bringing some understanding to the public. But you're right, a lot of what is in (2) should also be in (3). And about that comma after "caption" ...
Was this graphic copy edited?
Considering your point, I think I'll modify my intro graf a bit.
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