Posts tagged as The Shadow Editors
James Frey's Introduction to "Reality Matters"
Choire Sicha: I have just received in the mail the galley of an anthology, released today, about reality television, which is called "Reality Matters" and which has a foreword by James Frey. READ MORE
Pulitzers, Babies and WaPo Headlines
Tom Scocca: "It once did not matter if editors had all of their facts straight at the morning news meeting; there was plenty of time for reporting and editing. But with the world looking over their shoulders, things are different. Editors are dressing better, speaking in complete, sound-bite sentences, and mistakes are embarrassing." READ MORE
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Paid Me
Tom Scocca: Now I am going to tell you about my dream. READ MORE
Tiger Woods at the Masters Bigger Than Iraq Invasion and American Christmas
Tom Scocca: What is a "media event"? READ MORE
Sally Quinn, Disinvited
[CORRECTION APPENDED: Due to a totally reasonable inability to keep all of the Bradlee divorces straight, we did indeed get one of the Bradlee divorces slightly confused! A correction is inserted; a handy family tree of the Bradlee family will surely be published at a later date.] READ MORE
A Scrutiny Draws A Quick Rise
Tom Scocca: I wish the Times did have the composure and self-assurance it pretends to have. READ MORE
Everyone Thinks He's Jill Abramson Now
Tom: "Even with requisite journalistic care (including round-robin meetings with editors), it would seem that a [David] Paterson story should have been ready to be printed by Friday morning, especially since any yet-to-be confirmed charges against the governor could always run in a later article. Instead, the Times has yet to publish. While there may be extenuating factors, we have reached the point when the Times' care at being journalistically responsible has become irresponsible." READ MORE
Stolen Goods
Tom Scocca: You are familiar with the "Free for All" page of the Saturday Washington Post? READ MORE
Clark Hoyt's Reign of Error Ends in June
Much went awry in the handling of these two articles: a new freelancer was not properly vetted; e-mail in which she disclosed her personal relationship was overlooked; an editor wanted to accommodate a respected staff member even though she knew his essay was flawed. – New York Times public editor Clark Hoyt. READ MORE
