Do we need editors? Mathew Ingram asks, and plenty of folks weigh in
A collection of the interesting replies and discussions that emerged from a journalist asking, "Why do we need editors
- Here's the question that kicked everything off.
- Right away, replies started to flow in. Here's what some people said about why we need editors, and about correcting errors in public.
@David_Dobbs @mathewi I would also say that not everyone is a great player(writer)-coach(editor). Best teams = great players + great coaches- Then Mathew gave me a nice compliment.
but all we need is people like you to hold journalists' feet to the fire, @CraigSilverman -- and then it is done publicly for all to see- Which I kind of rejected (nicely!).
@CraigSilverman You may be just 1 man but both @mathewi and I are counting on you. It is your destiny. Plus you are like everywhere, right?- My Poynter colleague Andrew Beaujon then had a bit of fun with that.
I'm good with Craig handling it. MT @CraigSilverman: .@mathewi we should have better accountability structures than one blogger.- But back to some more serious stuff. Mathew and Globe and Mail editor Lisan Jutras, who was speaking for herself, had an interesting exchange about reader expectations.
- but it's an illusion though, right @lisanjutras? being more transparent actually increases trust, I would argue
