Drew Anderson loved editing. He loved the way words fit together, the way the right headline could sell a story. He loved to troubleshoot problems in the newsroom, to work
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A source emerges from hell, or somewhere thereabouts
Jesters of the world have long tweaked the noses of journalists. Hugh Jassel, who apparently was one, caught the Lawrence Journal-World twice in his little joke. (I’ve posted one of
Continue reading »As Comma goes rogue, Punctuation loses its Essentials
Once upon a time in a land called Punctuation, the Village Editor discovered an innocent little mark that she named Comma. The editor slipped Comma into a sentence and found
Continue reading »How fame and legend expose ignorance
This teaser headline tells us that a “famous author” was remembered. The deck tells us that he wrote a “famous novel.” The headline on the story itself tells us that
Continue reading »Asking questions we never answer
When we promise something in a headline, a lede or a graphic, we should deliver. In this case, the answer was so generic it was all but useless. The site
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