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I've always found that The Economist has a clear, effective, straight-to-the-point writing style, which is very enjoyable (to me at least).

I was wondering: is that something that's explicitly asked of staff writers? If so, how do you (or someone else) help your colleagues achieve that?

Thanks!

For those interested, Tom is quite active on Quora. He has answered 31 questions related mostly to The Economist, but also to his hobbeis. They include:

• Is The Economist Right or Left?
• How does The Economist choose what to include in "The World This Week"?
• Why is The Economist's digital subscription as expensive as the paper subscription?

.. and many more. You can find them here: http://www.quora.com/Tom-Standage/answers

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Don't microwave the fork

Hi Tom, thanks for doing this.

Two things:

1) thanks for being on Quora (Tom's profile: http://www.quora.com/Tom-Standage), I really enjoy following your answers on there.

2) What is your opinion of Paul Krugman's? He is widely regarded as a brilliant trade theorist, but he's divided opinions since he was awarded a Nobel and shifted to macroeconomic and increasingly political writings. Do you tend to agree with his views nowadays?

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