It's not new at all, Poynter's Roy Peter Clark writes in reaction to some recent calls for more accessible writing. Rather, Clark traces the topic back at least to his days as a "young pup" at the St. Petersburg Times: "I welcome the kind of reforms that may have sparked a new interest in explanatory forms. I just want to remind the newcomers that you don't have to start from scratch. There is a foundation already laid upon which you can build. Now raise the roof."
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