She said introverted reporters experience stress just by doing their jobs - for example, asking questions of news subjects, something they would not think of doing in their private persona. She said the extrovert-oriented duties of the job were something that introverts can do, but only by putting pressure on themselves. She suspects that introverts are the staffers who rely on computer messaging instead of talking with their colleagues. Peters hastened to note that this is not a mental-health issue. Introverts are no less mentally healthy than extroverts, she said, and both groups exhibit traits that help them be good journalists.
Introverts are good listeners and concentrate better.
She said introverted reporters could improve if they understood their own tendencies and learned to deal with them. Editors can help, too, by giving introverted staff members the privacy they prefer and by allowing them extra time to make suggestions on newsroom issues instead of pressing them to speak out at brainstorming sessions. You work too hard and too long. Families pay the price at home. So, Miller said, the editor should change the culture by first changing the editor.