July 26, 2003

Losing It, I Think

I haven't ranted about Maureen Dowd in some time. But her Sunday NY Times Op-Ed on the Gray Davis recall deserves a post. Frankly, it's terrible … content aside. The writing is simply awful. Punctuated. Rambling. Rife with hyperbole. Indeed, it's nothing more than 17 two- or three-sentence paragraphs strung together.

It's bad enough that she writes from a singular and inflexible perspective. It's bad enough that she abuses her editorial license when recounting quotations. But now, she can't even indulge us with compelling sentence structures and robust argument.

Memo to Gail Collins: You're new at the helm. The news writing world expects you to inaugurate your reign and with some decision of note. Do us a favor and let it be this: send Maureen down to the minors where she belongs.

Posted by Avocare at July 26, 2003 09:33 PM | TrackBack
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