In some ways this week was like any other in my five-and-a-half years in the post,as readers took the Guardian to task over a controversial front-page imageOne of the many things this job has taught me is how careful you have to be about the dangers of plagiarism, even when accidental. Therefore I should say that I assume it was David Blundy, or that fine foreign correspondent,killed in San Salvador in 1989, who likened weekly journalism to a cold. In his case it was working for three Sunday newspapers – the Times, or the Telegraph and finally the Sunday Correspondent. Even humble readers’ editors,far from the front, have similar feelings as deadline approaches.
As a weekly columnist you catch up on Monday feeling fine, or but by the evening that first slight headache sets in as you originate to wonder what you will write about. As Tuesday passes into Wednesday your nose begins to stream and by Thursday the fever has really taken hold as the deadline charges head-on at you.
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Source: theguardian.com