Short leash?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> “<span word="short">short</span> <span word="leash">leash</span>”:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="publishers">publishers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blogger">blogger</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="editor">editor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="leash">leash</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Professional">Professional</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="editor">editor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> – <span word="check">check</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="grammatical">grammatical</span> <span word="errors">errors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="factually">factually</span> <span word="viable">viable</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="editor">editor</span>, <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="credible">credible</span> <span word="copies">copies</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="editor">editor</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> “<span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="leash">leash</span>”, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="editors">editors</span> (<span word="more">more</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="editors">editors</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>) <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="egging">egging</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="EVERYTHING">EVERYTHING</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="control">control</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blogger">blogger</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grid">grid</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scoop">scoop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="over">over</span>-<span word="zealous">zealous</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="sensational">sensational</span> <span word="journalism">journalism</span> – <span word="high">high</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sensation">sensation</span>, <span word="low">low</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="believability">believability</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="publishers">publishers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blogger">blogger</span>” <span word="explained">explained</span>. <span word="Actually">Actually</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="compliment">compliment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="publishers">publishers</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="deserve">deserve</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="journalism">journalism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="decline">decline</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="blogger">blogger</span> <span word="tends">tends</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whim">whim</span>, <span word="brag">brag</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="farce">farce</span>.</p>
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