tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917932169846040654.post6018797336296701792..comments2024-02-26T16:52:31.026+00:00Comments on Jon Slattery: Grey Cardigan accuses Greenslade: 'You're giving newspaper bosses ammo to shoot subs'Jon Slatteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038317396308507738noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917932169846040654.post-26225093746080465942009-12-14T12:02:39.144+00:002009-12-14T12:02:39.144+00:00It's simple really, without subs you get slopp...It's simple really, without subs you get sloppy flabby copy. They're vital.<br /><br />They also help train the next wave of journalists with their invaluable advice.The Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02285288901103544655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917932169846040654.post-22762955172404250812009-02-16T09:32:00.000+00:002009-02-16T09:32:00.000+00:00Thanks Clare, I've changed the headline (which unf...Thanks Clare, I've changed the headline (which unfortunately had 'Your' instead of 'You're' in it) and you have proved Grey Cardigan's point.Jon Slatteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038317396308507738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917932169846040654.post-1207613352205856082009-02-16T09:01:00.000+00:002009-02-16T09:01:00.000+00:00Um, is that mistake in your headline deliberate? :...Um, is that mistake in your headline deliberate? <BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917932169846040654.post-24674665100637143802009-02-15T22:35:00.000+00:002009-02-15T22:35:00.000+00:00The point I made the other day was that I would ab...The point I made the other day was that I would absolutely love to have a sub-editor on my blog - and when I leave comments! I'd stop making the same silly spelling errors again and again, I'd get snappier headlines, and I'd get better copy because my waffling and side-tracks would be expunged. But, I can't afford one. My blogging business model doesn't support it. I think Greenslade raises a perfectly reasonable question about whether the current levels of sub-editing staff may be unsustainable, and whether a lot of sub-editor skills, for example precise cutting of copy to fit the page layout, are just not going to be relevant as the industry goes increasingly digital.Martin Belamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545948950673194456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917932169846040654.post-77186175437799141822009-02-15T20:29:00.000+00:002009-02-15T20:29:00.000+00:00Personally, on a blog, I love that I'm accountable...Personally, on a blog, I love that I'm accountable only to myself - which probably explains the low quality threshold!<BR/><BR/>And I think GC credits professors with rather too much influence!AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697967712305729690noreply@blogger.com