Editor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Editors often promote low quality content rather than filtering it out.
- In plain terms
- Editors should separate good from bad but usually print the bad stuff.
- What can you take from it?
- Gatekeepers often fail to uphold quality standards.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who controls the information you see?
- Is the content you consume quality?
Another view
Editors face pressure from advertisers and audiences that influence decisions.
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