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Inside the Times The New York Times Conference for Editors mainly focused on tips about the craft, advice on management of a newsroom, training exercises on writing headlines, and editing copy. The session opened with brief welcoming remarks by Felice Nudelman and swiftly moved into presentations by experienced professionals in the field of journalism such as Bill Keller who discussed the role of a newspaper in a democracy. Keller pointed out that the newspaper should strive to provide as much information as possible to the public about issues that are impacting their daily lives. In this way the public can make a more informed decision. National Desk correspondent Dana Canedy described the purpose of this area at the NYT, she was followed by Eric Lipton and James Glanz presentation of “City in the sky” an investigative journalism duo. These two men described the energy that is put into getting the story. It involves interviewing and checking sources, ethics and how not to give in to the pressure of a disgruntled reader. Lipton pointed out that there is difficulty in being objective, therefore, it is important to do research and give both sides of the story. The moneymaking aspect of the newspaper was not left out of the one-day affair. Steph Jesperson succinctly described the nature of advertising acceptability. What qualifies to go in the paper as advertising and what is not acceptable? There are strict guidelines already established to ensure that ads are tastefully reproduced and do not create any friction among advertisers and the buying public. During the luncheon break participants took the opportunity to share their experiences at their respective colleges about the work they are doing in journalism, more specifically print journalism. A few described some of the problems they face such as lack of funding, lack of resources as well as an effort to censor or shut down the newspaper altogether because the student paper reported on a scandal involving the hierarchy of the college. After lunch, Charlotte Evans delved into the tricky aspects of copy-editing. Evans disclosed that some writers are disgruntled about their work being edited but that is all part of the process. Her presentation then transitioned into an exercise on writing headlines, and editing copy. At this point, students got an opportunity to do several exercises and were awarded prizes. The students were also given a chance to poise questions to the professionals. In conclusion, the “Inside the Times” one-day workshop that was held in the NYT Auditorium was mainly a lecture style type talk shop. I appreciate the opportunity to meet with professionals in my area of study; however, I was disappointed that the NYT did not give us an opportunity to see the actual operations of a newsroom and production areas. However, it was an interesting and enlightening experience; one, which I hope many other students majoring in media or journalism, will be given the opportunity to do. The event took place on February 20, 2004 and ran from 10 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon. Students from various colleges and universities throughout the United States attended the event. Medgar Evers College was represented by Adafi Chief Editor Ruth Caine and Features Editor Roslyn Rey – both students majoring in media studies. Ruth Caine Adafi
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