Journalist’s Trade

‘Reinvent or die. It’s that simple.’

A former newspaper editor examines the impact of the lack of journalists serving on media company boards.

‘… newspapers have enormous strengths to rely on — and that is where we need to concentrate.’

In Roanoke, Virginia, a midsized newspaper has had ‘the freedom to run some experiments, fail, try again, and along the way discover some meaningful success.’

‘In previous downturns, rookie reporters reinvigorated the newsroom; now, there might not be any quality, young journalists to take over.’

‘It is time for some new language to describe the role and value of the assigning editor. Even the job title is dated and limiting.’

Mae Cheng, regional editor at Newsday, president of UNITY: Journalists of Color, and former president of the Asian American Journalists Association, collected capsule reports from a diverse group of frontline…

‘Frontline editors usually come from reporting ranks, and it is not unusual for problems to emerge in the transition.’

The frontline editor’s job is one that, in the words of Jacqui Banaszynski, who holds the Knight Chair in Editing at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, “has expanded…

There are available ‘… few books, a large but scattered field of articles, and the handouts and tip sheets collected at relatively few Web sites.’