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    Huffington Post Reaches New Low:Update

    By encinoman

    My post on the poor writing and editing in the Huffington Post is getting lots of comment.  For the record, I have nothing against blogger Kristen Reeves, who I don&;t know and to whom I wish every success.  But a &;publication&; like the Huffington Post does its readers&;and its writers&;a disservice when it posts something like this. (By the way, the original seems to have been re-edited without noting the changes, although it still makes little sense.) As I see it, there are two issues for holding bloggers to a basic standard of written communication (and I don&;t care if this comment makes me a dinosaur, school marm or copy editor wanna-be): Amateur or professional? Blogging&;writing or conversation? If you&;re blogging about your love of cats or Jean-Claude Van Damme, I don&;t care about your grammar or spelling&;I&;ll make the effort to understand what you have to say.  I&;ll see it as a conversation. But if you&;re running a commercial enterprise like the Huffington Post festooned with Subaru advertisements (and as LAObserved notes, not paying writers&;not an issue for Laurie David, but a problem for the average freelancer) I expect readibility and cogent arguments.  Ariana Huffington was originally known for her writing; if your name is on the publication, whether it&;s Hearst or Huffington, your reputation is ultimately at stake. Conversation or written communication, amateur or professional, here&;s the bottom line: if I can&;t discern your argument or understand your point, I can&;t respond to your blog. 

    This entry was posted on October 25, 2007 at 6:15 pm and is filed under Laurie-David, The-Huffington-Post, Uncategorized.

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