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I wrote the op-ed and I give the NYTime a huge amount of credit for publishing this. On more than one occasion I've had reporters at other major papers be inter
by tlibert 7y ago
I wrote the op-ed and I give the NYTime a huge amount of credit for publishing this. On more than one occasion I've had reporters at other major papers be interested in doing a story on my news privacy research and had had the stories killed by editors. The Times actually came to me to ask about doing this and were hugely supportive the entire time.
- tlibert 7y agoalso, they came up with the awesome title!
- gnicholas 7y agoIs there anything else you can share about the process working with the NYT, or other papers? Has the process changed in recent years at all?
- tlibert 7y agoThey initially approached me and I pitched an idea I thought they'd reject out of hand (an op-ed about tracking on the page you're reading). I thought they wouldn't get back to me after that, but they did, and they were wonderful to work with. Otherwise, I don't think process has changed, it's mainly about personal contacts, being accessible, and taking the time to talk to people and explain the tech in a way the target audience understands. My rule is if a journalist doesn't understand my research it's because I'm not explaining it the right way. I get annoyed when academics complain journalists get their work wrong without making an effort to actually talk to any.