There are two types of journalists — if not more

Posted on November 30th, 2007 by Marian Houk

“…one of my mentors pointed out an interesting fact to me. He told me that in life there are different types of journalists - those who are very good at getting the story but terrible at putting it together and those who are the opposite. ‘If you get a journalist who can get the story and write it well, that’s a bonus’, he said, explaining why even some senior journalists’ work still need to be subbed [edited]…” This comment, from a media column in South Africa’s Mail and Guardian, is here.

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