Category Archives: Journalism Jargon

Copy editor takes piece of York Daily Record with her

After 41 years at the York Daily Record, Gloria Fogal retires on Friday. You can read about her career in another post, but I’d like to share a glimpse into an important part of this newsroom that she is taking … Continue reading

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York reader’s paywall perspective sparks subscription debate

A terrific dialogue has ensued in a recent post I made here at the YDR Insider. It’s exactly the type of conversation we were looking for when we launched this blog site. I shared an email exchange I had with … Continue reading

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Newsroom culture of excellence, foundational document No. 8: Changing the course of the copy desk

  It’s time to change and expand the roles of one of the most traditional areas of the newsroom — the copy desk. These are the folks who, traditionally, put the finishing touches on the nearly-finished work of others — … Continue reading

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Newsroom culture of excellence, foundational document No. 6: How we grow our audience at the YDR

Traditionally, newspapers measured their success in circulation – the number of papers sold each day. That’s how most of us referred to newspapers around the country. “Hey, I heard Bob got a job at the Baltimore Sun. They’re over 200,000, … Continue reading

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Newsroom culture of excellence, foundational document No. 5: Breaking news in a multiplatform environment

When deadline is ever-present and technology advances at a lightning pace and the needs of your audience shift from story to story and day to day, it is hard to establish a pattern of what you expect from yourself and … Continue reading

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An experiment launched this week

I tried something new this week, designed to help readers get more involved in the newsroom process. Using a simple web cam at my desk, I recorded a video of me explaining what we are working on today. I posted … Continue reading

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Journalism Jargon: Columns, editorials and articles

Editor’s note: YDR Insider tries to help you, our readers, understand some of the terms you would hear if you were sitting in our newsroom on a regular basis. Anyone who works for in a newsroom can tell you what … Continue reading

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Journalistism jargon: Mug shot

I forget the particulars to this story, but here is my best recollection: While working as a sports reporter at the Hanover Evening Sun, I was helping coordinate a story and its layout. The coach was approaching a milestone win … Continue reading

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