Since devoting a portion of its editorial system to discussion earlier this year, staffers in the 93-person newsroom debate all aspects of the editorial product, from story leads and approaches to headlines and photo placement via cyberspace. The preponderance of front-page stories involving health issues.
Readers are tired of having their metabolisms jerked around.
A reader complaint relayed to the board about a wire photo of a motorcycle rally used in lieu of a local one. While the system doesn't eliminate the need for verbal discussion, it's especially nice for Gazette staffers in far-flung bureaus who would otherwise miss shop talk altogether, Bowden says. Plus, the tackless bulletin board adds a level of tact to critiques. This way, it's not like, right out of the blue, someone says something and sets you on your ear. Copyright 1996, Newspaper Association of America.