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And you thought it was hard to deal with the copy editors...
Jon Gardiner, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 2:56 PM on 12.03.09 |
->> Wow...
http://tinyurl.com/yda84f9
"As of yesterday, some section editors at all of the company's papers, including The News, will now report directly to Carr's team of sales managers, now referred to as general managers."
-J |
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G.J. McCarthy, Photographer
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N. Scott Trimble, Photographer
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Lake Oswego | OR | USA | Posted: 4:07 PM on 12.03.09 |
->> And this was a surprise? Newspapers back in 2000 experimented with those free community sections and advertorial sections that rehashed news content into a package or had reporters that reported to a sales team. I went through that Hell with East Valley Tribune when I found myself relocated to the Scottsdale Views and at the Arizona Republic with the magazine division. It was a constant battle over ethics as I had unbiased news to report with the strong arm of an ignorant sales manager or three trying to get me to "tweak" my coverage a little.
In regards to the Arizona Republic, I had an ally in the Director of Photography who I didn't answer to at the time, but helped step up and vindicate my role as a journalist.
But as wiser, older editors get phased out, newer and multi-platform thinking office managers move in...changing the landscape...effecting credibility...
And trust me. It will. |
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G.J. McCarthy, Photographer
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Dallas | TX | Lower 48 | Posted: 6:36 PM on 12.03.09 |
->> Scott, thanks for the input. I'll keep that in mind, though I'm pretty much with the "wait and see" camp on all this.
Oh, and given all the grammar mongering around here, I'm pretty sure you meant "affecting" ...
As an old teacher once told me, "affect is the verb, effect is the noun."
Cheers,
- gerry - |
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Mark Loundy, Photo Editor
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San Jose | CA | USA | Posted: 9:13 PM on 12.03.09 |
->> If they screw this up (and it's possible that they won't) this will mean an increase in the velocity of drain circling.
--Mark |
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David A. Cantor, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Toledo | OH | USA | Posted: 10:25 PM on 12.03.09 |
->> "But as wiser, older editors get phased out...."
On the eve of my layoff, the Executive Editor told me I was "always the best prepared editor at the daily PM Page One news meeting".
Obviously, that didn't count for squat. No one in a leadership newsroom role cares about quality...they only care about saving their sad asses in an economy of dwindling bottom lines, at the expense of their readers.....anybody remember them?
Business "synergy" plans are just another attempt to try and put a buff shine on a turd. Not only won't it work, but it is another biz side darling that diminishes the core product....oh that's right....real news! |
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Rick Giase, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Arvada | CO | USA | Posted: 3:15 PM on 12.04.09 |
| ->> Further proof that the end is near |
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