http://www.1115.org/2009/06/25/sober-reflections-on-the-sanford-saga/ west coast cap peelers Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:48:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.1115.org/2009/06/25/sober-reflections-on-the-sanford-saga/comment-page-1/#comment-140701 vineeta Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:05:33 +0000 http://www.1115.org/?p=9709#comment-140701 My guess is an editor assigned the story to a reporter to follow up on the tip. That's usually the practice at most newspapers. Unless, of course, the editor wants to bury the story. My guess is an editor assigned the story to a reporter to follow up on the tip. That’s usually the practice at most newspapers. Unless, of course, the editor wants to bury the story.

]]> http://www.1115.org/2009/06/25/sober-reflections-on-the-sanford-saga/comment-page-1/#comment-140694 sarabeth Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:57:00 +0000 http://www.1115.org/?p=9709#comment-140694 The emails were sent to the <i>State</i> by an anonymous tipster. Not clear if they were sent to a reporter or an editor (or, given the attention they received, to a mailroom clerk). The emails were sent to the State by an anonymous tipster. Not clear if they were sent to a reporter or an editor (or, given the attention they received, to a mailroom clerk).

]]> http://www.1115.org/2009/06/25/sober-reflections-on-the-sanford-saga/comment-page-1/#comment-140658 vineeta Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:27:51 +0000 http://www.1115.org/?p=9709#comment-140658 Having spent half my life in newsrooms, I can guarantee you that it was probably as frustrating for the reporter who unearthed the emails as for the State's readers that the paper just sat on the story. As Mark Twain famously said, the worst editors are the ones who are alive! Having spent half my life in newsrooms, I can guarantee you that it was probably as frustrating for the reporter who unearthed the emails as for the State’s readers that the paper just sat on the story. As Mark Twain famously said, the worst editors are the ones who are alive!

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