Fortunately, there are remedies for this fatigue other than quitting your job, Peters said. Journalists need more stimulation than most workers, that s why they are in this business, Peters said. Reporters have to learn something new everyday and not feel bored or under-recognized. Peters said in order to avoid this fatigue, journalists have to be challenged and find change. There is no better feeling for someone in a newspaper than when you are thrown into something you know nothing about and you have to put it together in 20 minutes, Peters said.
Reporters have to be put in places to retain that adrenaline of their younger years.
She suggested reporters can find such change by taking a new beat or trying new things. Latham said editors should do as much as they can to go to staffers and help them redefine their duties, and break up the monotony by letting them write a record review here or there. To give newspapers ideas for aiding job burnout, this year s Ohio Newspaper Association convention featured a panel discussion on the topic. The feeling was that it is a situation many people can relate to and are interested in, said Nick Blizzard, Xenia Daily Gazette managing editor who moderated the panel. Alongside him, panelists included Latham, Peters, and Dick Hendrickson of The Lorraine Morning Journal.