February 27, 2006
Rhetorica update…
I have a big fortnight ahead of me. I have to complete my dossier for 4th-year appointment by 13 March, and I have to meet a 15 March deadline for an essay. So that means I’ll slow down on blogging until I’ve completed those tasks. I will, however, post an medium-length entry later this week that attempts to answer this question: Does the standard writing style of journalism rot the brain? Watch for it 
Posted by acline | February 27, 2006 | Posted in: Main | Comments (2)
> Does the standard writing style of journalism rot the brain?
Yes, of course, because it has nothing to do with really thinking. It’s reaching for cookie cutter molds and finally puts the mind itself into a mold. Where, for lack of motion and exercise, it commences to rot. Really thinking through every story and every word, on the other hand, would make it difficult for a journalist to hit her deadlines, and for newspapers to hit the front stoop every morning on time. So one can sympathize and understand the journalist’s dilemma.
Doug… I’ll be taking this in an entirely different direction. It’ll be amusing and, I hope, thought provoking.