I found this Q and A with the NYT's Deputy News Editor to be pretty fascinating. This is because I am a huge dork. But I know some of you are huge dorks too, so I thought I might share!
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Date: 2007-11-11 08:35 pm (UTC)Many of his arguments are quite similar to positions I fought for when I was a copy editor.
I still think newspapers should use serial commas, though. They're much clearer, and "tradition" is not ever a valid argument in favor of anything.
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Date: 2007-11-11 08:54 pm (UTC)