Post by robeiae on Jun 30, 2017 7:25:31 GMT -5
money.cnn.com/2017/06/29/media/new-york-times-copy-editor-walkout/index.html
But the paper says it's not really eliminating any editing: www.poynter.org/2017/new-york-times-editors-respond-to-copy-editors-we-take-those-concerns-seriously-update3/465139/
Still, a hundred less editing jobs and a hundred more reporting jobs, it's kinda tough to see how quality and standards can be maintained.
It occurs to me that this all reflects an attempt to maximize online volume at the explicit expense of quality. But maybe that's the only way forward now?
Scores of newsroom staffers staged an afternoon walkout of the Times' New York office, protesting plans to dramatically reduce the paper's editing staff.
"They say cutbacks, we say fight back," employees yelled as they circled the building, carrying signs that read "Copy editors save our buts" and "Without us, it's the New Yrok Times."
Executive Editor Dean Baquet and Managing Editor Joe Kahn announced last month that they will offer buyouts to their newsroom employees.
They explained in a memo that the "goal is to significantly shift the balance of editors to reporters" within the newsroom, and that the savings would go to hiring as many as 100 new journalists.
"They say cutbacks, we say fight back," employees yelled as they circled the building, carrying signs that read "Copy editors save our buts" and "Without us, it's the New Yrok Times."
Executive Editor Dean Baquet and Managing Editor Joe Kahn announced last month that they will offer buyouts to their newsroom employees.
They explained in a memo that the "goal is to significantly shift the balance of editors to reporters" within the newsroom, and that the savings would go to hiring as many as 100 new journalists.
"We are in fact eliminating a free standing copy desk," reads the letter from Executive Editor Dean Baquet and Managing Editor Joe Kahn. "We are not, as we have said repeatedly, eliminating copy editing. A majority of people currently employed by the copy desk will find new editing jobs. All of our desks will continue to ensure a high level of editing, spanning backfielding, copy editing, photo editing and digital and print production, for all the journalism we produce."
It occurs to me that this all reflects an attempt to maximize online volume at the explicit expense of quality. But maybe that's the only way forward now?
