writethru

writethru
 n.— «In wire service parlance, a “writethru” is a new version of an existing news story that updates, clarifies, adds context and corrects mistakes of fact or syntax, even down to the lowly comma.» —“Writing through the Olene editorial” by Vern Anderson Salt Lake Tribune (Utah) May 16, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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