Comments on: A Mid-Vertical Rant http://trenthead.com/2010/02/a-mid-vertical-rant/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:27:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Slade http://trenthead.com/2010/02/a-mid-vertical-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-992 Michael Slade Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:48:42 +0000 http://www.trenthead.com/?p=3532#comment-992 Now you just have to quit preaching to the choir and get this into the heads of your editors. Good luck with that. And to this question: "I often wonder if the professional standards of journalism are drying up in the current economic climate." My answer is this: I don't think it is the current economic climate that is lowering standards in journalism. I have seen it happening for the past 10 years...maybe longer. Now you just have to quit preaching to the choir and get this into the heads of your editors. Good luck with that.

And to this question: “I often wonder if the professional standards of journalism are drying up in the current economic climate.” My answer is this: I don’t think it is the current economic climate that is lowering standards in journalism. I have seen it happening for the past 10 years…maybe longer.

]]> By: Bruce Twitchell http://trenthead.com/2010/02/a-mid-vertical-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-991 Bruce Twitchell Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:37:51 +0000 http://www.trenthead.com/?p=3532#comment-991 I'll give you an amen to that. I think that telling photographers to shoot for a vertical and not horizontal would be like telling writers to write a whole story without using the word "The". A photographer shoots what is there the best way he/she can shoot it, this is the trust that must be placed on professionals. I’ll give you an amen to that.

I think that telling photographers to shoot for a vertical and not horizontal would be like telling writers to write a whole story without using the word “The”. A photographer shoots what is there the best way he/she can shoot it, this is the trust that must be placed on professionals.

]]> By: Chris Detrick http://trenthead.com/2010/02/a-mid-vertical-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-990 Chris Detrick Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:32:01 +0000 http://www.trenthead.com/?p=3532#comment-990 Trent. You should be an editor. You would be great. Also, lets not forget that the eye gouge photo was buried deep inside of the sports section at around 3 columns wide. The double truck in ESPN was great, though. Trent. You should be an editor. You would be great.

Also, lets not forget that the eye gouge photo was buried deep inside of the sports section at around 3 columns wide. The double truck in ESPN was great, though.

]]> By: BWJones http://trenthead.com/2010/02/a-mid-vertical-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-989 BWJones Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:39:37 +0000 http://www.trenthead.com/?p=3532#comment-989 Seconded and I'll add an amen! Seconded and I’ll add an amen!

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