brasseye

Comment on: 'It’s a triumph to have two nurse leaders at top level'

brasseye's comment 14-Mar-2011 4:27 pm

11 Mar 1:44pm rather misses the point - along with several others. The editor is responsible for driving and directing the title. The background shouldn't come into it and the manner of some comments here is shameful. It is absolutely right that an editor is concerned with collecting and producing content in a way that gets people reading, and making sure that content is valuable to its audience. Undoubtedly Nursing Times' content has been and continues to be just that, and furthermore, remains respected and required. The sweeping claim at 1:44pm 11 March that the editor's background renders the entire magazine suddenly "of little use" is laughable. The criticisms of the NT style in comparison with 'professional journals' - something which it does not pretend to be - are unfair also. If those readers are so sure of the things NT isn't, they are surely also bright enough to know that there exist other titles that do cater for different needs in the medical profession. The magazine provides for a wide-ranging and passionate audience and does it extremely well. Those who have enjoyed the freedom to express their displeasure about this article alongside the original piece should know better than to too harshly dimiss different opinions. Of coruse, whether those opinions are "Well informed", above, is a matter for debate also, as it seems that being well informed is something lacking from many of the dissenters' grasp of the fundamentals required to successfully edit a leading nursing title.