NYT Columnist Defends Provocative Ray Rice Lede
Predictably, the lead sentence of New York Times “Gotham” columnist Michael Powell’s latest item has generated an instant, massive outcry. From fellow journalists and others:
Say this for Ray Rice: His left cross was of professional quality, a short, explosive punch. And his fiancée’s head snapped back as if she’d been shot.
But also via Twitter, Powell is insisting that these first few article words take on proper contextual meaning if his piece is fully read and understood.
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