My first published op-ed piece is now online. I assume it will appear in the Sunday Star Tribune tomorrow (in paper).
It is interesting to see how the editor changed some of my language, mostly removing conjunctions and other words that I found created better flow, but that were clearly "un-newspapery." He also added the title. It's an odd feeling of powerlessness to submit such a thing and see it published without getting a final say-so. And that's the newspaper business.
Anyway, it's nice to see something like this published.
It is interesting to see how the editor changed some of my language, mostly removing conjunctions and other words that I found created better flow, but that were clearly "un-newspapery." He also added the title. It's an odd feeling of powerlessness to submit such a thing and see it published without getting a final say-so. And that's the newspaper business.
Anyway, it's nice to see something like this published.
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Date: 2006-10-01 03:43 pm (UTC)