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The Shit No One Tells You About Writing: NYT list changes and AI-editor trust concerns

This Apr 16 episode discusses multiple fast-moving trade issues in one pass: quiet New York Times list updates, format-balance implications, and trust questions around alleged AI use in editing pipelines. The hosts frame these as connected signals about where gatekeeping and workflow norms are drifting.

For listeners tracking industry operations, the strength of the episode is its practitioner lens. It links policy-ish headlines to day-to-day author risk: confidentiality, compensation expectations, and the shifting definition of what editorial support should include.

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The Shit No One Tells You About Writing