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I’m sure that many journalists can only whole-heartedly support Michael Reupke's recent remarks. I have also understood that accuracy, speed and integrity should be at the centre of editorial operations but the past few months have thrown up some serious doubts as to whether this remains the case, at least for some. Given the level and importance of errors which have been made public, there are presumably some we haven’t even been told about. 

Some of the confusion, even internally, appears to have been created by apparently avoiding the use of plain English, as shown in an example from a recent internal announcement – “... and will run a team that will use expert editing, smart reporting and cool technology...”. So what were editors and reporters doing beforehand, while “cool technology” seems to be close to meaningless. ■