There I was at one of my jobs, subediting for a paper – pushing stories into boxes and making them look accurate and pretty. It’s a lovely thing to do, a bit like being paid for doing a crossword, that has a pleasant side effect of keeping you quite up-to-date on the news, or at […]
Phew what a talker
Newspaper rules. Have you ever wondered why some stories get in the papers and some don’t? Who decides we’re interested in Cheryl Cole, Katie Price and Prince William this week? Well, news folk will say it’s because the public is interested – or even, more pompously, it’s in the public interest which isn’t the same […]
Stanza and deliver
In the absence of inspiration – here’s one of my favourite poemsProduction journalists don’t often get the treat of being done in poetry, so I have a soft spot for this one.And while the internet can provide most things a newspaper can, the funny, punny, clever headlines just don’t work. I think this is quite […]
Why Monday’s paper looks familiar
Newspaper rules For the most part, things that go into newspapers must be fresh, new and not seen anywhere else.There is, however, an important exception. It’s Sunday. That’s the one day of the week when that strict and sacred rule isn’t worth a half-chewed toffee. You see, on Sundays – the day when Monday’s paper […]