Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Left justified

Times Draws Ragged Line Between Fact and Opinion

The New York Times has a rule about presenting opinions in its news columns: Henceforth, they must all conform to the left.

The Times has instituted a sweeping but subtle redesign, to emphasize the difference between objective and subjective journalism. Straight news will remain, well, straight: laid out in justified columns, with even margins on the left and right. Stories that have been colored by analysis, commentary or authorial whimsy will all receive the layout previously reserved for columns: a straight left margin and a ragged right one.


(New York Observer)

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