Blog editing.

Since catsthatlooklikehitler.com has little to do with editing, I decided to make another post for this week.

After typing "newspaper editing" into Google, I came across this relevant article. It's about blog editing at newspaper websites. According to the article, the same processes used to edit newspapers can be detrimental to blogs. Unlike newspapers, blog entries are posted instantaneous. A lengthy editing process can delay a post for hours and as the article puts its, "On the Internet, speed is measured in minutes, not hours."

Instead of the usual editing process, the article suggests writers post the article first, and then inform editors to review the post. I question whether this publish first, edit later policy is effective. It seems like this would cause a lot of errors and cross ethical lines. Should people expect newspaper blogs to be less reliable than their printed counterparts? It seems kind of sketchy.