Journalist’s Trade

‘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.’

‘Journalism educators are in a state of disquiet, if not distress, at their students’ lack of the broad background essential for independent journalism.’

The BBC is establishing a College of Journalism to raise and support editorial standards. All journalistic staff in the BBC will be given a minimum level of training each year,…

With The Associated Press offering an ‘optional lead,’ questions arise about the handling of yesterday’s news.

‘… the greater velocity of information today multiplies the opportunities for confusing and misleading the public.’