Nice description. But where did the hyphens come from? Are they necessary? There seems to be vast disagreement on them, with respectable sources proclaiming the virtues and vices of either side. I’d appreciate some insight into this issue, as I’m sure would others who don that role and find it their first conundrum.
It is the practice, and maybe the affectation, of The New Yorker Magazine to refer to its highest editorial person–at present, David Remnick–simply as “Editor.” Somehow, this strkes me as sort of pretentious in its modesty, eschewing the more modern term “Editor-in-Chief.” Is there in your opinion any basis for this opinion onmy part?
Thanks.
–Daniel Menaker
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Lezlie Houlahan:
January 29th, 2011 at 4:54 am
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Jonathan Feist:
July 10th, 2012 at 10:22 pm
Nice description. But where did the hyphens come from? Are they necessary? There seems to be vast disagreement on them, with respectable sources proclaiming the virtues and vices of either side. I’d appreciate some insight into this issue, as I’m sure would others who don that role and find it their first conundrum.
Daniel Menaker:
July 1st, 2016 at 4:07 pm
It is the practice, and maybe the affectation, of The New Yorker Magazine to refer to its highest editorial person–at present, David Remnick–simply as “Editor.” Somehow, this strkes me as sort of pretentious in its modesty, eschewing the more modern term “Editor-in-Chief.” Is there in your opinion any basis for this opinion onmy part?
Thanks.
–Daniel Menaker