I spent decades as an editor at large daily newspaper. Dylan's take on editing fits with that experience although time pressures are much more intense in a daily news operation than what I think he is generally writing about. One thing I might add. I found it very useful as an editor to help reporters, particularly younger ones, begin to think about what they were going to produce at the very earliest stage. You don't want to discover unanswered questions in a story five minutes before the deadline. As to the role of an editor, one reporter who worked for me once asked me whether I knew what the function of an editor was. No, Ted, I replied, what is it? Dave, he said, an editor is like a catcher in baseball. The only reason he is there is to keep the ball from hitting the backstop.
This may be written about editors BUT/ AND this wholly applies across industries! For me this is: A HOW TO align the work. {Deep work amidst constraints.} HOW TO lead by being human. {Care about both clients and teams.} I will use this! Thank you!
I spent decades as an editor at large daily newspaper. Dylan's take on editing fits with that experience although time pressures are much more intense in a daily news operation than what I think he is generally writing about. One thing I might add. I found it very useful as an editor to help reporters, particularly younger ones, begin to think about what they were going to produce at the very earliest stage. You don't want to discover unanswered questions in a story five minutes before the deadline. As to the role of an editor, one reporter who worked for me once asked me whether I knew what the function of an editor was. No, Ted, I replied, what is it? Dave, he said, an editor is like a catcher in baseball. The only reason he is there is to keep the ball from hitting the backstop.
This may be written about editors BUT/ AND this wholly applies across industries! For me this is: A HOW TO align the work. {Deep work amidst constraints.} HOW TO lead by being human. {Care about both clients and teams.} I will use this! Thank you!