[stylist] Political pieces and the list

[Robert Leslie Newman]

Judith AtAll

I am sure we have more than one or two here on this list who  can get into
writing a piece that has political under-pinning's or over-tones or whatever
and they too can be assured that members of this list will step up and give
a read and advice on the technical aspects. Granted, there does need to be
some sensitivity in the topic, the presentation and also in our "helping" of
the author. I feel you all have done a good job in staying within the
technical realm. (As the NFB Webmaster once said of us, we do a good job of
working together, doing  our own self-policing"  and we make the list work
for us.) 

Thank you all 

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 12:38 PM
To: stylist at nfbnet.org
Subject: [stylist] The tragic shooting of Gabrielle Giffords

We may not be a political list, but as writers, we will focus on issues such
as politics.  It is important to know where others go when reading a piece
especially if agenda driven.  We do not need to begin a debate on politics,
but as a writer, we want to know how readers respond.  A part of
constructive criticism is learning where your audience stands on the issues
you approach.

Judith's piece was passionate and full of her opinion which, as a writer,
she has every right to express.  As I, and many others, noted, as a
persuasive piece, this is a bit strong.  A good persuasive argument would
not directly attack or point fingers.  I think it is important to understand
this because it allows us as the writers to judge where our writing needs to
go.

Bridgit


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