Editor: All journalists should have stories done about them

Indianapolis Star
The American Journalism Review is working on a story about the Indianapolis Star, and the paper’s editor, Dennis Ryerson, says he’s going through the range of emotions that many news sources feel. “All editors, all journalists, should have stories done about them,” he writes. “The experience has made me more sensitive to several things.” One thing: “Accuracy means more than getting the words right. It means placing words, and facts, in the proper perspective.” More ombudsman/editor columns:
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