Profanity in publishing: Should we give a damn?

CEO Mark Ragan banned most cussing from Ragan.com. Now we’ve stumbled across an essay written by the founder of the company decades ago. We wonder—do you agree with Larry Ragan?

A few months ago readers took us to task for using too much profanity on Ragan.com. After much internal debate, CEO Mark Ragan banned most cussing from the site. Now we’ve stumbled across an essay written by the founder of the company decades ago. We wonder—do you agree with Larry Ragan?—ed.

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