On the IJNCast’s “My Two Shekels” feature last week I issued a mea culpa — we’ve had more typos than usual in the past few months. No excuses (because it doesn’t burn anyone up more than it does us), but there is an explanation. Two words: warp speed.
The world is moving at such a hectic pace, it seems every day there is a new major event that supplants the major event of the previous day. It’s been that way since Oct. 7, and only gotten more acute.
I arrived at work on Monday with a variety of different threads I was considering for my column this week. But just a few minutes later, I found out that Karen Diamond, one of the burn victims of the June 1 Boulder terror attack, had died of her injuries. Everything tilted.
Every week is like that now.
Take just the last month:
• The terror attack in Boulder on erev Shavuot.
• Israel’s preemptive strike on Iran.
• Annual IST trip turned back.
• The American strike on three Iranian nuclear sites.
• Two days later, a truce announced.
• Now, the tragic fatality in Boulder.
It’s not only the warp speed. It is incredibly challenging covering stories that impact us personally. We’re not outsiders but part and parcel of this community. We’ve walked with Run For Their Lives, sent children on IST and have relatives hunkering in bomb shelters as Iranian missiles rain down.
We are processing our emotions while simultaneously covering the story and trying to maintain our journalistic standards of accuracy and objectivity.
We want our readers to know that when they turn to the IJN, they are receiving properly reported information that helps make some sense of this crazy world. And they know the IJN will center the Jewish story.
Like so many of you, I am juggling an enormous amount of information. The casualty is the typos. Once upon a time I could rely solely on my brain for proofreading. Not in warp speed. Now I happily make use of spell check!
As challenging as publishing a Jewish weekly is at this time, I recognize the enormous privilege I have of living in a country with freedom of the press. On July 4, I feel so fortunate to be part of a tradition that goes all the way back to the earliest days of our country.
Shana Goldberg may be reached at shana@ijn.com
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