October 1965 Issue [Article] In defense of editing Download PDF Adjust Share by Norman Podhoretz, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century Authors and publishers Editing Journalism Magazine design Periodical editors Periodicals, Publishing of Psychology United States More from Norman Podhoretz Terrorism and the media A discussion An Exchange on Orwell If Orwell were alive today He would be eighty-two years old. What would his politics be? Adjust Share