They say every writer needs a good editor.
I can vouch for that. I edit copy every day.
Unfortunately, for a lot of reasons I won't necessarily go into here, I don't always get edited myself.
That makes for unfortunate errors and embarrassing typos that make their way into print.
There was a time when those kinds of errors were quickly ferreted out as a story made its way through the copy desk.
Those days are gone - and aren't likely coming back.
That's why the print version of my Letter From the Editor today makes a reference to the code name for D-Day as Operation Overload as opposed to Operation Overlord.
The only thing overloaded around here is the editor.
Hey, look on the bright side. I am constantly complaining about technology. But there is a bright side to it. When that error was pointed out to me by a reader, a few keystrokes and it was fixed, at least online.
Print? Well, as I've told reporters a million times, Print is Forever.
My apologies, readers.
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