Desk shake-up

In my less than humble opinion, any desk problem in my 31 years was based on the elements of hiring and training [Reuters editorial desk shake-up in drive for quality]. Individuals were singled out and promoted by managers too lazy to read their raw copy. Some sub-editors demanded that copy fit their political leanings. Few understood that copy did not need to be changed in order to be edited. Good reporters and writers should be allowed their styles. I would hope that sub-editors would remain in two pools. In some cases, single skill business writers were both helpless and hopeless in handling general news. ■