Darillyn Starr posted:

>I just had a thought that, since the article itself did not use the word
>"poison" in reference to breastmilk, that possibly the author did not
>entitle her article as that, but an editor came up with it.

This is almost certainly the case. I can think of only one article I've 
written for which I can claim responsibility for the title. At newspapers, 
magazines, and websites, one of an editor's jobs is to create titles and 
captions. IME, a writer may or may not be given a final proof of the 
article to review and more often than not only sees the titles, subtitles, 
and captions after publication. Sometimes with great amazement!

regards,
Julia


Julia R. Barrett
Freelance Science Writer & Editor
Mom to Sean (5) and Kira (2)
Madison, Wisconsin

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