tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935781413882655390.post8013308245772564587..comments2024-03-24T03:16:33.402-04:00Comments on Bado's blog: Why Newspapers Need to Invest More in Political CartoonsBadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12274725793236103253noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935781413882655390.post-35470547897201845272018-07-28T10:39:31.283-04:002018-07-28T10:39:31.283-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Jennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639742669691521251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935781413882655390.post-24080193527631104572017-06-22T18:03:57.705-04:002017-06-22T18:03:57.705-04:00One of the issues is not simply that editors are w...One of the issues is not simply that editors are writers, but that they are writers who advance by getting along with the copy desk, which means that they are keyed into rules and grammar and technical issues. Or, to put it another way, they are not into metaphors and symbols -- and will delete them from the copy of writers who are. Naturally, then, they are flummoxed by a medium that relies entirely on metaphor. I say this as someone who spent years beating my head against the wall of editorial indifference.Mike Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168145822905152686noreply@blogger.com