Comments on: Editor Needed http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/21/editor-needed/ Korea... in Blog Format Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:17:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Linkd http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/21/editor-needed/#comment-102523 Linkd Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:19:59 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/21/editor-needed/#comment-102523 I know a woman who quit that paper a few months ago. When she got the job she was delighted - she had a journalism background and she was finally going to be able to get out of teaching, do some real journalism. But they just used her as a proofreader, from 2 pm to past 10 pm, no other input wanted. I know a woman who quit that paper a few months ago. When she got the job she was delighted - she had a journalism background and she was finally going to be able to get out of teaching, do some real journalism.

But they just used her as a proofreader, from 2 pm to past 10 pm, no other input wanted.

]]> By: a-letheia http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/21/editor-needed/#comment-102522 a-letheia Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:06:59 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/21/editor-needed/#comment-102522 I notice that the English editing at the Joongang Ilbo, English Edition has slipped... It used to be great. I notice that the English editing at the Joongang Ilbo, English Edition has slipped… It used to be great.

]]> By: globalvillageidiot http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/21/editor-needed/#comment-102517 globalvillageidiot Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:22:27 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/21/editor-needed/#comment-102517 The Hotdoll is wrong on many levels, but the English Dong-A disturbs me almost as much. The Hotdoll is wrong on many levels, but the English Dong-A disturbs me almost as much.

]]> By: bigguy http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/21/editor-needed/#comment-102498 bigguy Tue, 21 Aug 2007 03:39:18 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/21/editor-needed/#comment-102498 pot meet kettle... pot meet kettle…

]]> By: wookinponub http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/21/editor-needed/#comment-102494 wookinponub Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:25:53 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/21/editor-needed/#comment-102494 There's obviously something dangerously wrong with the Hotdoll if you need stitches.Perhaps you should consult with a personal injury lawyer.:) There’s obviously something dangerously wrong with the Hotdoll if you need stitches.Perhaps you should consult with a personal injury lawyer.:)

]]> By: French Quarter http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/21/editor-needed/#comment-102488 French Quarter Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:32:58 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/21/editor-needed/#comment-102488 One of new sports events in Russia, Bubble Baba Challenge: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu-5zjpxBfo One of new sports events in Russia, Bubble Baba Challenge:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu-5zjpxBfo

]]> By: Dram_man http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/21/editor-needed/#comment-102485 Dram_man Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:15:10 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/21/editor-needed/#comment-102485 I just wanted an excuse to bring up the Hotdoll again. That thing has me in stitches! I just wanted an excuse to bring up the Hotdoll again. That thing has me in stitches!

]]> By: Robert Koehler http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/21/editor-needed/#comment-102484 Robert Koehler Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:06:46 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/21/editor-needed/#comment-102484 I'm just appreciating the irony of Dram man pointing fingers at editing mistakes. I’m just appreciating the irony of Dram man pointing fingers at editing mistakes.

]]> By: Sonagi http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/21/editor-needed/#comment-102481 Sonagi Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:01:20 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/21/editor-needed/#comment-102481 You bothered to post over a missing article in a headline? Slow news day? And why is a round-eyed editor needed? I think there are plenty of native English speaking gyopos qualified for the job. You bothered to post over a missing article in a headline? Slow news day? And why is a round-eyed editor needed? I think there are plenty of native English speaking gyopos qualified for the job.

]]> By: red sparrow http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/21/editor-needed/#comment-102480 red sparrow Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:55:32 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/21/editor-needed/#comment-102480 Some insight about English-language news media here: These newspapers do hire round eyes to edit the copy and in some rare instances, round eyes with genuine journalism backgrounds are employed. It is not always just a bunch of disgruntled former hagwon/kindergarten teachers who could not care less about the quality of their work. But at the end of the day, whatever careful attention to detail done by the round eyes is almost always undermined by Korean desk editors/managing editors who think they know better. Or worse still, Korean page designers/layout staff who do not speak a word of English but will make headline or caption changes to make the copy fit. It is very frustrating. And the constant criticism from English readers toward the papers is well deserved but it should be from a different standpoint: Instead of asking, "Don't you people have editors?" you should say, "Why don't you fools listen to your editors?" Some insight about English-language news media here: These newspapers do hire round eyes to edit the copy and in some rare instances, round eyes with genuine journalism backgrounds are employed. It is not always just a bunch of disgruntled former hagwon/kindergarten teachers who could not care less about the quality of their work.

But at the end of the day, whatever careful attention to detail done by the round eyes is almost always undermined by Korean desk editors/managing editors who think they know better. Or worse still, Korean page designers/layout staff who do not speak a word of English but will make headline or caption changes to make the copy fit.

It is very frustrating. And the constant criticism from English readers toward the papers is well deserved but it should be from a different standpoint: Instead of asking, “Don’t you people have editors?” you should say, “Why don’t you fools listen to your editors?”

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