Writing standards (was Looking for British HP "eccentrics")

[David]

Richard wrote (about The Sun):

> But on the whole, whenever I've seen a copy, it's not 
> exactly written to the highest standards (there's a reason why 
sentences in 
> the Sun rarely have more than six words of no more than two 
syllables each...).

This isn't strictly journalism, but one thing I admire about The Sun 
is its ability to convey what it wants using short words in short 
sentences.  It's a rare and difficult art, and requires discipline 
to bring off daily to deadlines.  In that regard being a sub-editor 
on the Sun is far more demanding IMO than it is on a broadsheet.

David, who thinks Babette's Feast is an easy read (as is nearly all 
of Karen Blixen's work)