editor on the verge

Does your newsroom lead or follow?
Some newsrooms are comfortable sticking with what they have been doing or following the models set forth by their corporate offices. Other newsrooms experiment and innovate. These newsrooms look for new way to communicate with their readers and to build audience.

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I am disappointed so far with the “Talk to the newsroom” feature with Fiona Spruill, Editor of the Web Newsroom, that is currently happening at nytimes.com.
In this reoccurring Q&A (previous columns have featured Executive Editor Bill Keller, Obituaries Editor Bill McDonald and Assistant Managing Editor Glenn Kramon) readers e-mail in questions (what, no online posting?) […]

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Those who know me, know that I’m a fan of Digg. While my active participation on this “community-based popularity website” varies from week to week, I nevertheless encourage those I know to use it.
For me, Digg is a quick-reference search engine. It is the place I turn when I want to see if, say tinyurl […]

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As many of you might have read today, the company I work for, Ottaway, is “in play”. What that means for myself or the rest of the employees I don’t think anyone knows for sure. So, sorry if I can’t offer any insight or guidance.
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I’ve been thinking recently about the skills we expect from new reporters.
If you peruse help-wanted ads for newspaper reporters on JournalismJobs.com, you find description of required skills such as:

“The ability to write fast, in a concise, effective manner, is another key qualification for this position.”

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