Journalist’s Trade

‘Then Joanna found her vision. It was crisp and clear. She made me see it, too.’

A teacher challenges his students ‘to devise a proposal for the protection of newsroom independence and integrity’ in a changing media environment.

‘We joke about how almost every day maintenance people seem to be assembling another desk.’

‘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…