http://www.newslab.org/2010/02/22/how-open-is-your-newsroom/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:46:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.newslab.org/2010/02/22/how-open-is-your-newsroom/comment-page-1/#comment-3115 Jennie Phipps Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:34:14 +0000 http://www.newslab.org/?p=2069#comment-3115 For the newsletter I publish, I contact the top 50 largest newsroom once a year to ask how they are using freelancers. The job is always a huge pain because it's a challenge to get somebody on the phone. There are no newsroom administrators and city desks must have gone out of style. There are probably a lot of great stories out there that newsrooms never report because the people who want to offer them aren't persistent or savvy enough to find someone who will listen. For the newsletter I publish, I contact the top 50 largest newsroom once a year to ask how they are using freelancers. The job is always a huge pain because it’s a challenge to get somebody on the phone. There are no newsroom administrators and city desks must have gone out of style. There are probably a lot of great stories out there that newsrooms never report because the people who want to offer them aren’t persistent or savvy enough to find someone who will listen.

]]> http://www.newslab.org/2010/02/22/how-open-is-your-newsroom/comment-page-1/#comment-3104 Crystal Dey Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:48:47 +0000 http://www.newslab.org/?p=2069#comment-3104 Finally! I've been reading so many articles about the negatives surrounding today's media. Companies are downsizing staff, print and online rivalry, nothing positive. It is my position that newspapers, television, and especially online news distributors have lost sight of the mission. We exist to serve the public, not the other way around. Newsrooms next to coffee shops, what an awesome idea. Hope to see it soon in my area. Much applause. Finally! I’ve been reading so many articles about the negatives surrounding today’s media. Companies are downsizing staff, print and online rivalry, nothing positive. It is my position that newspapers, television, and especially online news distributors have lost sight of the mission. We exist to serve the public, not the other way around. Newsrooms next to coffee shops, what an awesome idea. Hope to see it soon in my area.
Much applause.

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