As of the writing

[Talab1234]

1. As of the writing of this article, she has not given any comments to the press.

2. As of the writing, she has not given any comments to the press.

Are both grammatically correct?

 

[Barque]

Perhaps, but neither's natural. The first's at least understandable. I'd have had to guess at what the second meant if I hadn't read the first.

As of the date of this article, she has not...
At the time of writing [this article], she has not...

 

[SunnyGuy]

Not a Teacher.

I think the first option is written more correctly.

 

[5jj]

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I have added the words to your post.

 

[tedmc]

I would write "As for" rather than "As of" for the first.

 

[5jj]

'As of' is correct; 'as for' is not.

as of in American English​

US
up to, on, or from (a specified time)

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/as-of

 

[tedmc]

'As of' is correct; 'as for' is not.

as of in American English​

US
up to, on, or from (a specified time)

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/as-of

Sentence No.1 is not about time. It is about the writing of an article.

 

[Amigos4]

Sentence No.1 is not about time. It is about the writing of an article.

Sentence No. 1 is about time. "As of now (the date when the article is ready to be published), she has not given any comments to the press."

 

[5jj]

Question also posted here: https://www.englishforums.com/English/AsOfTheWriting/bqgczm/post.htm

 

[SoothingDave]

"Press time" is a phrase used to indicate the time an article is finalized for publication.

It's not really about the time the author writes it. It's about the last moment the article could have been edited.

 

[emsr2d2]

That's why you'll see "At the time of going to press, ...". If something happens after an article is written, there's still time to change it, right up to the point at which it's published.

 

[tedmc]

Sentence No. 1 is about time. "As of now (the date of writing of this article), she has not given any comments to the press."

The date of writing of the article is immaterial. The giving of comments to the press can only be done after the article is written and sent for publication. Both cannot be happening at the same time as the original sentences suggest.

 

[5jj]

Both cannot be happening at the same time as the original sentences suggest.

I don't see how they suggest that.

 

[SoothingDave]

The date of writing of the article is immaterial. The giving of comments to the press can only be done after the article is written and sent for publication. Both cannot be happening at the same time as the original sentences suggest.

A responsible news media seeks out comment from subjects of their articles before publication so that different perspectives can be considered, and (more importantly) the outlet is protected from lawsuits for printing false information.

 

[tedmc]

1. As of the writing of this article, she has not given any comments to the press.

Who is "she"? Is the writer and "she" the same person?
The sentence is too vague to mean anything.
As I said, what has the date of writing of the article got to do with the seeking out of comments/feedback? Obviously the article should have been completed before comments are sought, not when it is still being written (as of the writing)

 

[emsr2d2]

Context is everything. What comments are you talking about? Are the comments about the article itself or about the subject of the article?