[JasonFruit]

I suppose you can't really fault a person whose professional life requires her to view every event with the question, "How does this affect the fashion industry?" for viewing the attack on the twin towers in exactly that way — especially in this article, which was published as the "Fashion Notebook" column. The tweetstorm blames her for not relating what was told her by survivors and first responders, but those stories were probably passed on to her editors and used in other articles. This article is, obviously, shallow, which is not a fault: fashion is literally not even skin deep.

[michaelt]

It surprised me because I'd always assumed a lot of people in a newsroom were extremely similar, despite their different beats.

In my mind it's interchangable whether that report on Ukraine counts as world news, war, current affairs, or politics. I assumed this was the 'journalist' skill set in action.

But perhaps being fashion editor is no better a current affairs reporter than the crossword setter or cartoonist would be.

[kevinventullo]

I think crossword editors and cartoonists necessarily have a broader world view, albeit with less experience in long-form writing.

[vitiral]

I mean, there's tattoos and piercings... those are at least skin deep.