tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post8068090538931391196..comments2024-03-28T05:13:13.921-04:00Comments on Books, Inq. — The Epilogue: Cynthia is not pleased ...Frank Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-61287320253579344112011-10-31T21:26:49.601-04:002011-10-31T21:26:49.601-04:00It does. Guess the lure of a lotta hits displaced ...It does. Guess the lure of a lotta hits displaced editorial judgment.<br /><br />I think one of the people I quoted, John Tufts, put it well: We tolerate a certain artistic flexibility with regard to the truth because it shows us a greater truth. But this one is bending the truth to bring us to a conclusion that is an unsubstantiated claim. Which he clouds with cliches about the pen being mightier than the sword, etc., to make the whole endeavor sound grander than it is.Cynthia Havenhttp://bookhaven.stanford.edunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-4954316426372655132011-10-31T20:02:44.849-04:002011-10-31T20:02:44.849-04:00My mistake, Cynthia. The old newsman's weaknes...My mistake, Cynthia. The old newsman's weakness. I was just interested in knowing what this guy "thought." Actually, though, you are right. I probably would have raised hell if someone had brought me this when I was an editor. And the WSJ usually does better.Frank Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-39112430034530745342011-10-31T18:18:50.265-04:002011-10-31T18:18:50.265-04:00Hello Frank, I meant not ashamed by the p.o.v., bu...Hello Frank, I meant not ashamed by the p.o.v., but ashamed to run a poorly thought out piece with unsubstantiated opinions, padded out with hoary old cliches and platitudes about "the pen is mightier than the sword."<br /><br />I know if I had submitted such a piece with this kind of drivel, a stern editor would have kicked me to the curb... to use another cliche.<br /><br />It's badly written.Cynthia Havenhttp://bookhaven.stanford.edunoreply@blogger.com