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Big news from the NYT's Nick Kristof

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by YankeeFan, Jan 2, 2014.

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  1. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    If you thought a byline strike was dumb...


     
    YankeeFan, Jan 2, 2014
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  2. Big Circus

    Big Circus Well-Known Member

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    Big Circus, Jan 2, 2014
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  3. trifectarich

    trifectarich Well-Known Member

    If he really wants to be less formal and connect with the social media world, I'd make a play off the initials and go with Endee Kristoff.
     
    trifectarich, Jan 2, 2014
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  4. BurnsWhenIPee

    BurnsWhenIPee Well-Known Member

    I'm glad he put this out there. Otherwise there would have been a massive clamoring among his worldwide readership and the journalistic society as a whole for the backstory to what happened to the middle initial in his byline.

    If it's stuffy and off-putting, as he puts it, to include the middle initial, what is it to devote a blog entry to explaining why he's dropping the middle initial? First words that come to my mind are pretentious, egomanaical windbag. Get over yourself.
     
    BurnsWhenIPee, Jan 2, 2014
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  5. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Yeah, not sure that deserved a blog post, but it's his blog.

    I remember at our college paper too that many writers used middle initials and sometimes entire middle names. The designers hated the double-bylined stories by people using every name.
     
    playthrough, Jan 2, 2014
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  6. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

    Nice attempt by Kristof, but the most pretentious NYT reporter byline is still:

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    MisterCreosote, Jan 2, 2014
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  7. clintrichardson

    clintrichardson Active Member

    also, whatever you think of this particular decision and accompanying explanation, nick kristof is great at what he does
     
    clintrichardson, Jan 2, 2014
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  8. BurnsWhenIPee

    BurnsWhenIPee Well-Known Member

    Not sure I know who that is.

    Is he related at all to the Nicholas D. Kristof who writes for the Times?
     
    BurnsWhenIPee, Jan 2, 2014
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  9. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Especially since she's not even a 6.
     
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    YankeeFan, Jan 2, 2014
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  10. Editude

    Editude Active Member

    The NYT still favors (in most cases) middle initials in copy as well.
     
    Editude, Jan 2, 2014
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  11. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    I can handle the 8 - the period after it? Pretentious as hell.

    C. Thomas Howell wants in on this conversation.
     
    DanOregon, Jan 2, 2014
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  12. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

    So does Ted Theodore Logan.

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    MisterCreosote, Jan 2, 2014
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