Winston's job was to constantly rewrite minor "historical" occurrences so that they reflected the current politics. Keep in mind that the politics changed rapidly and frequently in Winston's world, so his job security was good. If a news report had previously said that, for instance, the wheat crop was going to be good and the price of flour would decrease, but with new political shifts in fighting, several flour mills were destroyed, Winston would rewrite this news item so it read that people were going to have to tighten their belts for the good of the party because the price of flour would go up. Winston's job is an example of sinecure in that it was an easy job requiring little effort, but it was secure, if not lucrative.
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