Where can I find (if there is) info about who serve in writing dep.?
Writing dep.
by obarac 23 Replies latest jw friends
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Phizzy
OOOoh ! good luck with that one, it is as difficult as establishing who the Faithful and Discreet Slave are , I think in answer to your question I would get a point from Stephen Fry on "Q.I" if I held up the paddle that says:
"Nobody knows"
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slimboyfat
Historically I gather that Jack Barr, Karl Adams and Lloyd Barry oversaw the writing department. Further back still, Fred Franz, Ray Franz and Ed Dunlap.
I have no idea who runs the writing department now.
Interesting question!
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slimboyfat
Gene Smalley is probably still there!
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sir82
David Ianelli was a pretty senior writer as of a few years ago. He's probably still there.
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wannabefree
Ask Johnny :)
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slimboyfat
Interesting relevant thread google threw up:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/164207/1/Colin-Quakenbush-and-David-Ianelli
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Sic Semper Tyrannis
Ever since Knorr took over, the identity of the writers and writing staff has been carefully concealed. You'd have to ask a Bethel insider for the info. Some of the old timers like Smalley are still there, but I'd say the bulk of the writers now are probably people you've never heard of.
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Londo111
slimboyfat: I enjoyed that link.
I am amazed at how the first article of the April Study Edition is pretty reasonable...and then the rest of the articles are so hard hitting. Sweet and bitter coming from one fountain.
Sometimes I do wonder if the moderates place secret messages that fly under the nose of the hardliners. For instance, the October 2011 Public edition.
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DesirousOfChange
AND. . . . what kind of education do they have?
Since there is an ongoing "dumbing down" on the literature, I suspect they don't need to have much more than a HS degree. Perhaps that's another reason to keep them anonymous, to keep it from being said that a bunch of home-schoolers or dropouts are responsible for the drivel.
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