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26/11/09 14:53:09
I’ve always seriously doubted that I chose
the right career. Journalists have to limit
themselves to the facts, while I work with
my imagination, or at least ideas. My job is
supposed to involve giving an account of the
world around me with empirical precision–
whereas I live in a parallel universe through
the looking glass. As an editor, I always
have to face my fears, and maybe (I did say
maybe) deal with my biggest one: making
a decision. Because that’s what editors do,
they use their judgment and pick out which
button should be used from a mass of oth-
ers. They have access to the entire range and
lter it down until they shortlist the options.
They use a rm hand to spell