Posted on 01/25/2008 12:51:28 PM PST by bs9021
Why We Write
by: Malcolm A. Kline, January 25, 2008
In his commentary on the demise of the higher education beat on many newspapers, the head of the National Education Writers Association reveals that these writers and their editors may have become too close to their sources. “Coverage of elementary and secondary schools is closer to readers’ hearts, editors argue,” writes Richard Whitmire in The Chronicle of Higher Education. “Higher education, by contrast, generally operates better and involves lots of out-of-town students.”
Evidently, at least the public relations...
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