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Bill Keller got laughs when he said that at the "Crisis in News" conference, but he wasn't joking. "No, we used to hire people according to clips and the academic background isn’t as important," said the New York Times executive editor. "I didn't go to journalism school, there used to be a grizzled editor who would help young reporters figure it out, but those grizzled editors are gone now so the schools are more important." || PLUS: Another
conference report from
Mark Glaser.
I have a graduate school diploma. It's excellent training if...
