Published in

We Need to Talk

Jun 9, 2020

5 min read

Newsroom editors can cripple or embrace reporters

Stories you want: Holding local and national news accountable

Baltimore, Maryland (Photo credit: Pixabay)

Please do not give me Florida. Please do not give me Miami or Orlando or Tampa. I’m begging you. I don’t give a damn what Florida Man has to say.

That was what I was thinking when I was hired for my third newsroom job. The company walked the line…

--

More from We Need to Talk

Let’s chat about my oddball thoughts on family, relationships and activism — with a dose of comedy, too.

Read more from We Need to Talk

Recommended from Medium

The Digital Network Manifesto

Escapism in Media

Report calls for digital news fund tax changes to encourage ads on Canadian sites

My Expert is Better Than Yours

Cumulus Media Releases Bonaparte — A Cold Case About A 25-Year-Old Murder

What is Koii?

in

Ear Worthy

Krista Tippett Announces Departure from Public Radio: “On Being” Podcast to Continue

in

Fuck Niches

I’m Ashamed of My Last Story And Apologize to My Readers

About Help Terms Privacy

Get the Medium app

Shamontiel L. Vaughn

Shamontiel L. Vaughn

Check out her 3 Medium pubs: I Do See Color, Tickled and We Need to Talk. (Doggone World and Homegrown are now on Substack.) Visit Shamontiel.com

More from Medium

in

I Do See Color

Mental, physical health benefits for black pet owners

in

Cultured

Being the Paper Bag

Two paper bags with red-and-white handles within a red background

in

Equality Includes You

Whoopie The Goldberg

Whoopie at an entertainment award event

in

AfroSapiophile

Clearing The Air?

Help
Status
Writers
Blog
Careers
Privacy
Terms
About
Knowable