A mixed blessing

[libertango]

So.

So, a while back I posted an entry about Annika Sorenstam. I thought it was pretty good. So I sent it in as a letter to the Seattle Times.

Today, in their Sports section, the letter got printed (it's about halfway down the page).

Well, kinda.

They printed only the last two paragraphs of the letter. And... I guess that's OK, it's not like I don't stand behind them. But relative to the whole piece, I think it distorts more than slightly.

But that's the newspaper bidness for ya.

Comments

[numbat.livejournal.com]

Well newspapers are a tad obsessive about letters being short. Less than 200 words is a term I've seen a bit but really two paragraphs is the usual limit. I can understand it gives them a good excuse to ignore long, rambling diatribes but in Australia it does tend to result in letters which are all flash and no substance.

[hal-obrien.livejournal.com]

Hm. Depends. I've had letters printed previously in the LA Weekly, the OC Weekly, and the Financial Times. This is, by far, the most a letter of mine has been cut.

So I know what you mean, it's just a new experience for me. At least to that degree.