merseybox wrote:most people involved in writing/journalism/publishing will know - a good editor need not necessarily have to know - in-depth - about the subject matter they are editing. good editors are more than that tbh. you see similar in numerous trade journals/magazines.
Not sure I agree with that - it's fine for certain publications, but BN is a trade paper with a small staff, read almost exclusively by hardcore fans. An editor going into BN with little or no boxing knowledge would struggle imo.
lots of trade papers have small staff and not all of them have editors who are experts - theyre just good editors. Ones I've had to edit/advise for my four books (2 on boxing and 2 on football) had some, everyday knowledge of football and even less on boxing. all were excellent at what they did.
