Good Writing and Editing: Are They Dying Arts? And, Should We Care?
http://www.iabc.com/cwb/archive/2004/1104/workingwords.htm

Canavor, Natalie and Claire Meirowitz
Communication World Bulletin
2004

Abstract:

The answer to both questions: "YES!" Like us, you may be dismayed by the growing quantity of poor writing that bombards us. We see it everywhere, in publications, web sites, newspapers and corporate materials—writing that is not just full of grammatical mistakes and misused words, but is also poorly thought-out, unclear and contains downright confusing language.