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Things I'd Do If I Ran a News Organization
- cookingrobot 17y agoI don't agree with the first point about anniversary stories; there should be more follow-up in journalism, not less.
- celoyd 17y agoHe's a little contradictory about it. A followup story is a great way of correcting errors (#4) and describing what isn't known (#3). #1 is also undermined by #6: crusades, even when you think you have the facts on your side, are of a piece with commentary. So I'd replace his #1 with "no fluff pieces masquerading as news" and call the list good as far as it goes. On the topic of anniversary stories, I think timelines are badly underused in hard-news stories. A clear and thorough chronology, in chart format to make different threads clear, helps explain complicated scenarios. But newspapers seem to think of graphics as a way of dumbing things down, not as legitimate tools. If I ran a newspaper, it would be full of complex visual analysis. (Complex as opposed to the stupid three-bar graphs you sometimes see in margins.)
- mitko 17y ago"11. We would never publish lists of 10. They’re a prop for lazy and unimaginative people." He just did publish such list. Also he neither explains why he believes these will improve journalism, nor how they can be done in practice.