What to do when your editor really screws up

pride of pleasantville · Apr 5, 2010

WriteThinking said:

pride of pleasantville said:

Flying Headbutt said:

If his articles read like his post does, I can see why the editor doesn't care for him.
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What is the matter with my post?
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POP,

I think you lost people here: "She makes articles do game 3 of the world series."

It makes no sense as it reads there, and made it hard for us to follow what you were trying to say. It's good that you're participating, and you'll learn a lot.

Really, though, be careful and re-read what you're going to post. (Look at it on preview before hitting post, making any changes you find are needed in the white box).
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Thanks. When I get angry(like when I was writing that) my work tends not come out great.

imjustagirl · Apr 5, 2010

You were angry about something that happened months ago?

pride of pleasantville · Apr 5, 2010

Yes. It still makes me angry.

reformedhack · Apr 5, 2010

pride of pleasantville said:

Thanks. When I get angry(like when I was writing that) my work tends not come out great.
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Well, you're going to have a damned rough time of it in the business, if that's the case.

Stitch · Apr 5, 2010

pride of pleasantville said:

Well, the editor at my school paper is awful. She makes articles due during game 3 of the world series. What the hell I am supposed to write? I ask her to hold the paper one week (as my article is the only one time sensitive) and she says no. Then I wrote about the super bowl. She deleted the article (by accident, supposedly and then gives me no time to write a new one) She says right away that she has another article she will put in my spot. And she gave my space for our 3rd cooking recipe. So after that, I do not even talk to her, send my article with some one else. She makes me want to stop writing all together. But, never mind about me.
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Just unfriend her on Facebook. That will show her.

Nothing like a school article on a national event. I smell an APSE.

I should try giving my editor the silent treatment. I'll still have my job, right? POP, it's time for you to find a board for kids your own age. If you are real, no one really wants to read about how hard life at Degrassi is.

pride of pleasantville · Apr 5, 2010

Stitch said:

pride of pleasantville said:

Well, the editor at my school paper is awful. She makes articles due during game 3 of the world series. What the hell I am supposed to write? I ask her to hold the paper one week (as my article is the only one time sensitive) and she says no. Then I wrote about the super bowl. She deleted the article (by accident, supposedly and then gives me no time to write a new one) She says right away that she has another article she will put in my spot. And she gave my space for our 3rd cooking recipe. So after that, I do not even talk to her, send my article with some one else. She makes me want to stop writing all together. But, never mind about me.
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Just unfriend her on Facebook. That will show her.
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You have some problem with me. What is it? What did I do?

Stitch · Apr 5, 2010

pride of pleasantville said:

Stitch said:

pride of pleasantville said:

Well, the editor at my school paper is awful. She makes articles due during game 3 of the world series. What the hell I am supposed to write? I ask her to hold the paper one week (as my article is the only one time sensitive) and she says no. Then I wrote about the super bowl. She deleted the article (by accident, supposedly and then gives me no time to write a new one) She says right away that she has another article she will put in my spot. And she gave my space for our 3rd cooking recipe. So after that, I do not even talk to her, send my article with some one else. She makes me want to stop writing all together. But, never mind about me.
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Just unfriend her on Facebook. That will show her.
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You have some problem with me. What is it? What did I do?
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Journalists have real issues to deal with. This isn't a place for kids to hang out at. Don't you have school or at least need to get some outside time?

HanSenSE · Apr 5, 2010

Game 3 of the World Series last year was on a Saturday. Your school paper publishes a Sunday edition?

clutchcargo · Apr 5, 2010

kingcreole said:

Stitch said:

I don't like these posts because they are too ambiguous.

From your post: "Our photog said the SE was not there when this story."

You left something out. We can't fairly judge if it's a screwup unless you give us the goods.
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Meh ... my bad. Photog said SE was not there when the story happened, but I don't know if that's true.

I do intend to talk with him when we're both in later this week. Just how the schedule worked out, which is probably good.

Sorry for the vagueness folks. But trust me when I say it was a big story.
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Photog was there, but the SE/writer wasn't? Hmmmm - my guess is that the photog. himself/herself should have seen whatever it is the SE missed and passed it along----assuming that by the tone of this original posting it was something so obvious that a photog. would have noticed, too.

TheSportsPredictor · Apr 5, 2010

pride of pleasantville said:

Stitch said:

pride of pleasantville said:

Well, the editor at my school paper is awful. She makes articles due during game 3 of the world series. What the hell I am supposed to write? I ask her to hold the paper one week (as my article is the only one time sensitive) and she says no. Then I wrote about the super bowl. She deleted the article (by accident, supposedly and then gives me no time to write a new one) She says right away that she has another article she will put in my spot. And she gave my space for our 3rd cooking recipe. So after that, I do not even talk to her, send my article with some one else. She makes me want to stop writing all together. But, never mind about me.
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Just unfriend her on Facebook. That will show her.
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You have some problem with me. What is it? What did I do?
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Are you Drip?

Den1983 · Apr 5, 2010

WriteThinking said:

kingcreole said:

Well, I just talked with my SE. Had to run by the office this morning and he was in. He was at the event, saw the story occur, talked to the kid for awhile. Said he wanted to do a big feature on the kid later in the week. I asked why there wasn't anything done up front, and he really didn't have an answer. Kind of danced around, said he wanted to write about the other kids first.
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This is actually a legitimate thought process, and it happens sometimes, with the hope of really digging in and making it something better than you might have done, or been able to do, right on deadline.

I ask again, did your paper actually get beaten on the story?

If not, I'd just be happy if I were you, and glad that he'd left it to you, and I'd tell him you'll "do the big feature later in the week," and then make it great.

And then, I'd get to it.

Not to make excuses, but the guy was just filling in for you. And that's all he apparently expected and wanted to do.
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Agreed. Just move on.

pride of pleasantville · Apr 5, 2010

Stitch said:

pride of pleasantville said:

Stitch said:

pride of pleasantville said:

Well, the editor at my school paper is awful. She makes articles due during game 3 of the world series. What the hell I am supposed to write? I ask her to hold the paper one week (as my article is the only one time sensitive) and she says no. Then I wrote about the super bowl. She deleted the article (by accident, supposedly and then gives me no time to write a new one) She says right away that she has another article she will put in my spot. And she gave my space for our 3rd cooking recipe. So after that, I do not even talk to her, send my article with some one else. She makes me want to stop writing all together. But, never mind about me.
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Just unfriend her on Facebook. That will show her.
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You have some problem with me. What is it? What did I do?
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Journalists have real issues to deal with. This isn't a place for kids to hang out at. Don't you have school or at least need to get some outside time?
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Then, hit the ignore button and move on. And I am not a drip, or anything like that. Also, I still do not understand how I am hurting anyone. Hit the ignore button is my advice for you. What are the "real issues" that I keep ruining?

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