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From: The Economist (US)
Date: 20060701
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Barbara Epstein, editor, died on June 16th, aged 77

THOUGH every lowly hack nowadays likes to call himself an editor on his business card, the task of editing is no more highly regarded in journalism than in publishing. Being the sort of editor who wields power and influence at the apex of a newspaper is one thing. Being the person who just titivates others' copy, an unseen and apparently drab activity, is altogether different. It is hard to revere this sort of creature, whose highest accomplishment is--in the words of Elbert Hubbard, an American author, a century ago--simply ...

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