Albany determined not to put out paper

Cosmo · Jul 9, 2009

I Should Coco said:

Buckeye12 said:

I couldn't disagree more. I've worked at three shops and the sports editor was by far the sharpest tool in each of those sheds.
SE's have a passion for what they do, it's not just a paycheck, they check on their work at home, they know their staffs, their beats and can generally handle any of their staff's responsibilities in a pinch.
How many editors can you say that about in News or Features?
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I'll add to Buckeye's post:

When city editors stay after 5 p.m. and work until deadline, it's called Election night. Pizza is ordered to celebrate how dedicated they are.

When sports editors stay late and work until/past deadline, it's called another day on the job.

This is not to say that the news department doesn't work hard -- far from it. But when it comes to getting their hands dirty and dropping everything to chase a story, there's no comparison between the city editors and the sports editors.
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I've never seen our city editor leave before 8 p.m. Another fallacy.

Dan Hickling · Jul 9, 2009

BostonSouthPaw said:

White chaulk is more colorful than Callen. No personality what-so-ever!
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Not true...last time I saw him, he was wearing a flannel shirt

Sp0rtScribe · Jul 10, 2009

Cosmo said:

I Should Coco said:

Buckeye12 said:

I couldn't disagree more. I've worked at three shops and the sports editor was by far the sharpest tool in each of those sheds.
SE's have a passion for what they do, it's not just a paycheck, they check on their work at home, they know their staffs, their beats and can generally handle any of their staff's responsibilities in a pinch.
How many editors can you say that about in News or Features?
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I'll add to Buckeye's post:

When city editors stay after 5 p.m. and work until deadline, it's called Election night. Pizza is ordered to celebrate how dedicated they are.

When sports editors stay late and work until/past deadline, it's called another day on the job.

This is not to say that the news department doesn't work hard -- far from it. But when it comes to getting their hands dirty and dropping everything to chase a story, there's no comparison between the city editors and the sports editors.
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I've never seen our city editor leave before 8 p.m. Another fallacy.
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I've never seen ours leave before 8 either. She generally leaves around 10, but more so around 11 more times than not. Of course, we're a small shop so she carries a lot more duties than that of the standard city editor.

Fredrick · Jul 11, 2009

Not all news folks are "clueless."

Many could run a sports section better than a lot of the sports editors I know.
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Yes and the section would be "planned out" with its lead story for 2 weeks in advance, breaking news be damned. There would be a lot of dandy stories on what fans think about the stadium the team plays in; an outside the box story on the shoes runners wear these days; a great piece on Little League and if the little tykes look up to big leaguers still amid the steroid scandals; a great story on Title Nine, make that a five part series; whether the local teams have enough water for their fall practices. All riveting stuff.

clutchcargo · Jul 12, 2009

Uni-editor? So everyone just uses the same bathroom, too.

Ben_Hecht · Jul 12, 2009

Perhaps soon, Hearst and Jello-neck can compare notes in Hell.

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