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Subject:Re: Concurrent writing and revision From:"Marie C. Paretti" <mparetti -at- RRINC -dot- COM> Date:Sat, 1 Aug 1998 14:07:24 -0400
At 03:33 PM 7/31/98 -0700, Jason wrote:
>
>In effect, news has concrete "freeze" milestones (because it is such a
>bother to travel back in time to change events), while software
>development does not.
>
But depending on the new story, the freeze may be right before publication,
and the meaning of the "frozen" events can be radically changed by the next
event. If R.J. Reynolds spends all day claiming they will fight tooth and
nail a Congressional act to outlaw tobacco , but then 30 minutes before
press time turns around and announces they are going out of business, the
story I wrote about their denials, including my photo of the RJR president
shaking his fist at Newt Gingrich, is suddenly no longer valid (except for
its irony value) and I'd better change my write-up and my caption, if not
my photo. Does "Dewey wins election" ring any bells with anyone?
