“Bloat” Doesn’t Float the Boat
Writing something for the New York Times? Better double-check that word count. According to the New York Observer, to combat “flabby” writing, and oh, also, maybe just because of budget issues as well, “any story over 1,800 words must be approved by one of a trio of high-ranking editors before it’s allowed into the paper.”
Join Baratunde Thurston (left), The Onion’s Director of Digital and author of How to Be Black, for an entertaining look at creative social media campaigns in our 
