It does take time, and that's why I don't
> publish as many pieces per day as Jeff at CounterPunch, Albert at
> ZNet, Sunil at Dissident Voice, etc. do; but time is not such a
> concern at scholarly presses, book publishing houses, etc., which
> don't publish pieces daily.
Yoshie, what proportion of articles do you seek out versus ones that are sent to MR?
Have you gone out of your way to court specific individuals?
> These are types of problems that editors and fact-checkers could have
> spotted.
>
> Just remember: in publishing, unlike blogging, authors don't have the
> final word over what gets out (its content, its style, its sources,
> its timing, etc.).
Right on. Working as an editor has given me lost of insight into how other writers think and behave. I love the writers who are so good that editing is a breeze. Can't stand the wingnuts and flakes who think that their writing has been blessed by god, or their life circumstances.
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