NYT discovers its reporters can type on average 80 words per minute — double the average speed in the US. (I just tested at 56 WPM with 100% accuracy -- way below my speed on an IBM Selectric II in my cub reporter days). https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/insider/how-fast-journalists-type.html?unlocked_article_code=1.V1A.ekMU.JtB3LSqyazwJ&smid=url-share
@newsguyusa Has there ever been a nicer typewriter than an IBM Selectric?
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Only the IBM Selectric II