12.31.06
Baum’s Road to Oz: Fourth Post (Newspaper Editor)
The article by Nancy Tystad Koupal about Baum’s years as a newspaper editor in Aberdeen, South Dakota was fairly interesting. It discussed both his editorials and his more subtle ways of communicating his thoughts and opinions to his readers, such as the “Our Landlady” features and advertisements. I found parts of the article repetitive and dull, but Baum’s use of poetry and writing in ads were particularly interesting. In general I think I would enjoy seeing the papers or articles themselves far more than I did reading about them.