[The Editor’s Easy Chair] The editor’s trade Adjust Share By John Fischer, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Editing Journalism Periodical editors Psychology United States More from John Fischer From “Letter from Leete’s Island Field notes on the manners, morals, and customs of the Connecticut Yankee," January 1969 From “Letter to a new leftist, from a tired liberal,” March 1966 From “Survival U Prospectus for a really relevant university," September 1969 Adjust Share Close < Previous Issue | View All Issues | Next Issue > July 1965 < Previous Issue | View All Issues | Next Issue > Table of Contents Close