Blogger: 'Editors are committed'
Perhaps bloggers miffed by the Sacramento Bee's recent decision to start editing the Weblog entries of columnist Daniel Weintraub before they are posted should take a cue from Weintraub himself, who doesn't appear to be concerned that it will detract from his editorial freedom. "I think this is more of a logistical issue than a editing issue,'' Weintraub tells The New York Times. "I've written nearly 500 columns for The Bee; all of them have been edited, and I can count on one hand the number that have been changed in any substantial way. I expect the same to apply to my blog entries."Weintraub's excellent blog has now been edited since about Sept. 10 and there's been no noticable drop in quality. "It might be slightly more difficult to be immediate and spontaneous, but the editors are committed to being available whenever I am ready to post."
The newspaper's editorial page editor David Holwerk, tells the ombudsman: "My aim as Dan's editor is not to change his opinions or alter his viewpoints, but to make sure that his blog items are clearly written and adequately explained and do not engender reactions he does not intend. That is what editors do."
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