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I see this kind of thing all the time, "even" in the NYT and similar first tier news sources. I assume that everything these days is written in one pass, and n
by a3n 8y ago
I see this kind of thing all the time, "even" in the NYT and similar first tier news sources.
I assume that everything these days is written in one pass, and no one pays for copy editors anymore. It also wouldn't surprise me if "words per month," based on how fast a professional is expect to be able to type, were part of annual reviews, in keeping with the general corporate trend of abandoning hard, personal, contextual reviews in favor of easy, no personal responsibility "metrics."
But that's all a guess, I'm not in the industry. All I can say for sure is I see it all the time.
"It passed spell check." ... "Ship it."
- DoreenMichele 8y agoI'm actually a freelance writer and blogger. Everything I have read indicates that real wages are down industry-wide. Good writers used to get paid enough to spends weeks or months on a single article. Now, they need to shovel it out the door as fast as they can to keep themselves fed. And, yeah, passing spell check leaves much to be desired. That isn't enough to insure it is excellent writing. I'm still wondering if I can ever develop an internet presence and Patreon support (etc) with middle class or better pay for my brilliance. So far, I still make peanuts, though there are confounding factors as to why, so I haven't outright given up...yet.