tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post6609622647706448928..comments2024-03-27T13:16:32.943-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: The Frontier Editor: Moralist and Antagonist, by Tom RizzoWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-87941268271321439792013-02-22T14:52:43.381-06:002013-02-22T14:52:43.381-06:00Hi Ron, Good to hear you enjoyed it. The Man Who S...Hi Ron, Good to hear you enjoyed it. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is perfect example. Thanks.thomasrizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762315714546553945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-29421849909540874762013-02-21T09:08:48.563-06:002013-02-21T09:08:48.563-06:00This is a subject that always interests me in west...This is a subject that always interests me in western movies. I think screenwriters have identified with newspaper editors and made them often fierce advocates of both free speech and freedom of the press. They usually have the most book learning in a western community and tend to be enlightened in their politics. Thus they are often the object of pressure, intimidation, and outright violence, as in John Ford's THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE. Thanks, Tom, for your always thoughtful and articulate post.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-59648492325802732422013-02-20T00:38:12.242-06:002013-02-20T00:38:12.242-06:00He probably called a pharmacist to translate.He probably called a pharmacist to translate.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-61652888610711825092013-02-19T17:05:34.974-06:002013-02-19T17:05:34.974-06:00Pity the poor editor assigned to you back then, Ke...Pity the poor editor assigned to you back then, Keith. <br />thomasrizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762315714546553945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-83140125649319897412013-02-19T16:03:03.055-06:002013-02-19T16:03:03.055-06:00Tom, you haven't seen my typical doctor scrawl...Tom, you haven't seen my typical doctor scrawl! Hey - maybe that is why there were so many typos seemed to creep into my column back then?Keith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-17314141394868275782013-02-19T15:49:13.102-06:002013-02-19T15:49:13.102-06:00Troy--thanks for the nice comment. I am working on...Troy--thanks for the nice comment. I am working on the next one.thomasrizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762315714546553945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-27917553560833451292013-02-19T15:48:23.999-06:002013-02-19T15:48:23.999-06:00Keith--A good editor is worth his or her weight in...Keith--A good editor is worth his or her weight in gold. So valuable. I remember using a portable typewriter with carbon paper to write magazine articles, and then graduated to an IBM Selectric that I thought was the pinnacle of technology. One day, I walked in to a computer story and the young teckie had me sit down at a brown screen with a keyboard that typed yellow letters. He highlighted a block of sentences, hit a key and they disappeared. And then he inserted them elsewhere. Unbelievable. I had seen the future! Of course, the future didn't show up for a couple of years, but nothing has been the same since. BUT--I never had to write longhand! Which is good, because no one would have been able to read it.thomasrizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762315714546553945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-5327889778554630012013-02-19T15:13:19.449-06:002013-02-19T15:13:19.449-06:00I read Last Stand at Bitter Creek, and loved it- l...I read Last Stand at Bitter Creek, and loved it- looking forward to the next one!Troy D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744762061580915223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-9936301474988961982013-02-19T15:08:02.106-06:002013-02-19T15:08:02.106-06:00That was a great post, Tom. And wow, that is a rea...That was a great post, Tom. And wow, that is a real string of invective. <br /><br />I love to hear of newspapers having a long history. It shows that they are valued by communities. The newspaper that I have written for, for three decades, was established in 1852. When I started writing my column I wrote it in longhand and duly delivered it by hand. Then I got a portable typewriter, then a word processor, then a computer. I loved the fax machine, but now, with email it is just so easy. And how the printing has changed, from the old hot plates, to the new digital printing. But sadly, the number of jobs has dwindled. At one time they employed a huge team, now .... It is the same everywhere, I guess.<br /><br />But the fact is that a local newspaper still has a lot of influence. I have now been through six editors of the paper and some have been more outspoken than others. <br /><br />And I have to say that I owe a lot to my editors over the years. Being able to have a writing outlet all those years has been a privilege. It has given me the opportunity to get health messages out to the community.<br /><br />So, I am all in favour of the community papers - keep those presses rolling, I say.Keith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-76346280525078174042013-02-19T13:21:21.656-06:002013-02-19T13:21:21.656-06:00Blogger must be hungry today too. Glad you enjoyed...Blogger must be hungry today too. Glad you enjoyed the post. The only tribal newspaper I'm familiar with is the Cherokee Phoenix which, I think, also operates a radio station, although I could be wrong. Thanks for joining in.thomasrizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762315714546553945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-16903993370041002912013-02-19T12:43:09.315-06:002013-02-19T12:43:09.315-06:00Should have also said, we still have several triba...Should have also said, we still have several tribal newspapers here in Oklahoma.<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-72077223534924745482013-02-19T12:41:45.568-06:002013-02-19T12:41:45.568-06:00Tom, I just wrote you a LONG comment and blogger a...Tom, I just wrote you a LONG comment and blogger ate it. In a nutshell, I loved your post--always learn something from your posts--and I'm like Livia about having no "pleasure reading" time, but I do have my copy of Last Stand at Bitter Creek and am looking forward to reading it!<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-38450310226263816152013-02-19T08:22:08.762-06:002013-02-19T08:22:08.762-06:00Thanks, Livia. Maybe some newspaper editors were i...Thanks, Livia. Maybe some newspaper editors were influential because they were daring and strongly opinionated. I hope you find the time to read for fun again--a challenge, I think, for most of us these days. I shudder to think the time you spent so graciously guiding me through the "mechanics" of this blog could have used to read my book. LOL!thomasrizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762315714546553945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-55060888826371990522013-02-19T07:17:54.607-06:002013-02-19T07:17:54.607-06:00I find it interesting how much influence the media...I find it interesting how much influence the media had in the old west. Last Stand At Bitter Creek sounds like my kind of book. Now all I need is time to read for fun again. Livia J Washburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-52049969533209317482013-02-19T06:03:34.443-06:002013-02-19T06:03:34.443-06:00Hi Jacquie--Inventive is right. Especially when it...Hi Jacquie--Inventive is right. Especially when it came to battling competition, as Dee Brown documents. Defaming public officials in the 19th century America seemed a long-standing tradition. thomasrizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762315714546553945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-13517481559113967362013-02-19T05:17:04.966-06:002013-02-19T05:17:04.966-06:00I love reading old newspapers. The language style...I love reading old newspapers. The language style and the content are certainly different than what we get today. A lot of times, a reporter will poke fun at a leading citizen, or make light of a dreadful incident. They sure could be inventive with their copy during a slow news time.<br /><br />Wow, that was quite a string of adjectives! Thanks, Tom. I sure enjoyed this article.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.com