Boston Globe style rules

[Joel S. Berson]

At 8/16/2008 10:10 AM, Dave Wilton wrote:
> >Only after sending my previous message did it occur to me that the
> >Boston Globe is apparently violating a related New York Times style rule.
>
>Just because it is owned by the NYT Company, doesn't mean it has adopted the
>NYT style. The Boston Globe is a separate publication with its own publisher
>(P. Steven Ainsley), its own editorial staff, and presumably its own style
>guide. It can't violate a rule that doesn't apply to it.

That's what it thinks, anyway!  :-)  (Yes, I knew that.  But I've
also noticed that it doesn't have any qualms about using NYT
reporters' copy (with credit, of course), something my unresearched
observation says started only after it was bought.)

Joel

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