"The Nazification of Israel, " by Aijaz Ahmad

[Brad DeLong]

>Brad DeLong wrote:
>
>>>And what about the content? Editors and authors have been known to
>>>put inflammatory titles on pieces to attract attention. What does
>>>Ahmad say, and what do you disagree with?
>>
>>Can you escape responsibility for the title you place on your work? 
>>The title, after all, is the set of words that is going to be read 
>>the most...
>
>I have no idea what the practice at Frontline is, but authors often 
>have little say in what titles are applied to their pieces. I'm very 
>partial to headline creation, and hate to outsource it, but editors 
>often take pride in applying their own.
>
>Doug

Yet another example of how editors are Childen of the Devil. It's 
hard enough making your own points in what you write, without having 
someone else load their points on your back too...

Brad DeLong