NY Times 2020 report notes

 

A Hard Look at Times Editng in the Digital Era by Liz Spayd (the Public Editor), 2017

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/public-editor/a-hard-look-at-times-editing-in-the-digital-era.html

 

Layers of editing at NY Times: 

• Backfielder: rewrite, check sources, question facts, look for holes
• Copy editor: adjust style, catch grammar and typos, rework for clarity
• Slot (head of the copy desk): Reviews, changes headlines as needed, may send to website or to print
• News Desk: For larger, more significant stories, the News Desk reviews next. Sometimes forwards to the head of the Foreign section or the paper's top editors.  

 

New York Times Study Calls for Rapid Change in the Newsroom

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/business/new-york-times-newsroom-report-2020.html

 

The Future of the Times: A View from the Top

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/07/public-editor/the-future-of-the-times-a-view-from-the-top.html

 

Journalism that Stands Apart: The Report of the 2020 Group

https://www.nytimes.com/projects/2020-report/