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That's not true at all. What newsroom did you work in that had journalists writing their own titles and expecting even a modicum of influence over the final pro
by tommo123 13y ago
That's not true at all. What newsroom did you work in that had journalists writing their own titles and expecting even a modicum of influence over the final product once it has been handed in?
- glifchits 13y agoGetting feedback on your work is not the same as having influence over it.
- bennyg 13y agoA good editor will do that. It's about teaching and preparing journalists to be great.
- jedberg 13y agoI sat next to the Wired newsroom for a few years, and they certainly did it.
- rhizome 13y agoDoesn't history tell us that it's very common for reporters not to write their own headlines?
- mparr4 13y agoI work in a newsroom, albeit a small one--a public radio station--and we do that. I also have the freedom to tell my bosses "no" so I expect my newsroom is probably in the minority. Interesting side note: We're growing in a small market (Vermont) at a time when most newsrooms are shrinking or even collapsing, especially the small markets. Sure, correlation is not causation, but I would argue that the culture plays no small part in our success.