Patterico's Pontifications

2/14/2005

NPR Piece on “Outside the Tent”

Filed under: Dog Trainer,General — Patterico @ 6:09 am



David Folkenflik at NPR.org has a piece on the L.A. Times “Outside the Tent” feature.

Which reminds me: before Harry Shearer gets upset at me again for stealing the term “Dog Trainer,” allow me to point out once again that he is the guy who came up with that name for the L.A. Times. Heck, I hardly use it any more, anyway.

The NPR piece also reminds me of my biggest disappointment in my piece that ran yesterday: not enough humor. As in: none at all.

Some earlier drafts included, well, attempts at humor. But they didn’t always go over well with the people who read them [UPDATE: so it’s clear, I’m talking about my friends who read early drafts, not L.A. Times editors]. For example, an early version of the piece said:

If The Times’ news coverage is any indication, the newsroom at The Times is packed to the gills with folks who lean left politically. (Many Times editors and reporters would probably admit this — after a few beers.)

Okay, I didn’t say anyone was going to be splitting their sides. All I’m trying to say is that some portions of some of the earlier drafts had a lighter touch. If I have any regret about the way the piece turned out, it’s that none of that survived.

Or should that instead be my biggest relief? You be the judge. . .

3 Responses to “NPR Piece on “Outside the Tent””

  1. Sir,

    A sense of humor is one thing many on the left *really* lack. Consider those mavens of mirth, Al Franken & Janeane Garafalo. Not a laugh to be found anymore. Your humor would have been for those of us in “the “choir” that’re already on your side. That wasn’t your target audience? No loss!

    Ranten N. Raven (0d0969)

  2. “You be the judge” Well okay. 9.9 but that damn Romanion only scores it a 6.5, Commies wouldn’t you know it.

    bobthebellbuoy (97776e)

  3. It was perfect just the way it was. Anything else would have detracted from it.

    StephenL (854ec0)


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