A Shining Example of Great Writing

 

The last 20 years has seen an explosion of bad writing. And I'm not just talking about amateur bloggers. I'm talking about "content" produced on companies' behalf for publication on the web. These pieces are written and edited by people who are getting paid to do so. That makes them professionals. Yet the quality of what's being turned out is anything but.

The sheer volume of text being cranked out by profit-seeking entities (entities that, by the way, are steering revenue away from traditional news gatherers and storytellers) is making quality writing an ever-smaller percentage of the available reading material.

Plus, there's so much of it. We're bombarded by text clamoring for our attention. Anything that can hold our eyeballs for more than a minute or two is a rare thing indeed.

That's why I feel compelled today to give a shout out to this New York Times Sunday cover story, "The Lonely Death of George Bell." Beautifully written and well reported, it held me riveted for over 8,000 words! Kudos to N.R. Kleinfield for an extraordinary read.

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