Editor Problems

[Mark2010]

I would go have a talk with him/her 1-on-1 and explain your very legitimate concerns. Be gracious and treat him/her the way you want to be treated. All of us make mistakes. If this is a repeated problem, then you have every right to speak up and express your concerns.

 

[pressboxer]

We had a bad one with our central desk, located about 500 miles away, just about this time last year. A district opponent of our local schools uses the nickname Bronchos and has employed that spelling for more than 80 years. Someone at central, someone who has nothing to do with sports, removed the H all through the story. On deadline on a Friday night.

 

[Bubbler]

We had a bad one with our central desk, located about 500 miles away, just about this time last year. A district opponent of our local schools uses the nickname Bronchos and has employed that spelling for more than 80 years. Someone at central, someone who has nothing to do with sports, removed the H all through the story. On deadline on a Friday night.

Lafayette Jeff wept.

If I change a story, most of the time, it's to recast something, to prevent the lede being buried or to add a missing transition. I'm no grammarian, but I know how a story should be constructed.

And writers must remember, just because you think it's important doesn't mean you're right. There might be something more important you missed that another set of eyes sees.

Same goes for headlines, etc.