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Writers Vs. Editors: A Battle for the Ages

Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under journalism

I enjoyed this article.

Maybe writers and photographers aren’t so different after all?

Writers are sensitive souls–generally intelligent and hardworking but easily bruised. Treat them right, though, and you will be rewarded.

Further Reading:

• The Newspaper Disease
• The Death of the Newspaper. (gulp)
• The monster they call picture editing
• Saul Bass on film intros

Tags: editing, journalism

Permalink | May 10th, 2008

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