Slate | Romenesko Letters | Hitsville | News-Record.comThe Slate TV Club has been discussing a scene on "The Wire" in which one of the editors scolds another for cursing in the newsroom.
David Plotz and
Jeff Goldberg are skeptical, but a few journalists emailed them to say it's happened. "Let's see if Romenesko turns up more,"
writes Plotz. Anyone have no-swearing stories to share? || Read the
letters. ||
Bill Wyman: An argument for not swearing in the newsroom. ||
John Robinson: "I've asked reporters to tone down their language." ||
Earlier: Jill Geisler addressed this issue in a 2002 Poynter Online column.
Back in the long-ago '80s, things weren't going well with...
