Devil’s advocate
Having spent the first five years of my professional career in journalism, I jumped at the chance to help configure a Wordpress blog for an industry insider - who will have to remain anonymous for now - who goes by the name, The Printer’s Devil.
The writing is good. It’s insightful and timely. The blog focuses on small newspapers, something I’m quite familiar with on a very personal level.
Add this to your reads. It’s worth checking out.
The Printer's Devil Said,
August 22, 2007 @ 2:31 pm
There was one inarticulate high school coach I used to take football calls from on Friday nights.
He’d always end the conversation by telling me, “Don’t write what I said, write what I meant to say.”
I did so and he was quite happy.
I confess I have a distaste for computers and the Internet but I had many grinches I wanted to get off my chest.
Eric has been one of those rare tekkies who doesn’t tell you what they want — he took the time to listen to what I wanted and came up with a solution that was I meant. And based on my generally incoherent ramblings, he came up with art for my site that was exactly what I meant. Many thanks, Eric.
By the way, his testimonial about my Web site was entirely unsolicited and entirely unpad. What did you expect? I work for a newspaper.
Thanks, mi amigo.
The Printer’s Devil
The Printer's Devil Said,
August 22, 2007 @ 2:39 pm
I used to take phone calls from an inarticulate high school football coach each Friday night. At the end of our conversation, he’d always say, “Don’t write what I said, write what I meant to say.”
I have a distaste for computers and the Internet but I’ve had some big-time grumbling to do so I figured a Web site would be the best way to do it.
Eric is one of those rare tekkies who tells you what they want or what they think you need — he listened to what I said and came up with a solution of what I meant to say. The art work for my Web site was his inspiration — I couldn’t have nailed it any better.
His testimonial to my Web site was entirely unsolicited and unpaid.
What did you expect? I work for a newspaper.
Any way. Many thanks for all your help, mi amigo. Vaya con dios.
The Printer’s Devil