How reddit tried to solve the "new link" problem. Why HN doesn't need a new algo

Re:How reddit tried to solve the "new link" problem. Why HN ... by tommo123 on Monday December 02, 2013 @02:10PM (#6835736)

That's not true at all. What newsroom did you work in that had journalists writing their own titles and expecting even a modicum of influence over the final product once it has been handed in?

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Re:How reddit tried to solve the "new link" problem. Why HN ... by jedberg on Monday December 02, 2013 @02:40PM (#6835959)

I sat next to the Wired newsroom for a few years, and they certainly did it.

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Re:How reddit tried to solve the "new link" problem. Why HN ... by rhizome on Monday December 02, 2013 @03:11PM (#6836180)

Doesn't history tell us that it's very common for reporters not to write their own headlines?

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Re:How reddit tried to solve the "new link" problem. Why HN ... by glifchits on Monday December 02, 2013 @02:17PM (#6835790)

Getting feedback on your work is not the same as having influence over it.

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Re:How reddit tried to solve the "new link" problem. Why HN ... by bennyg on Monday December 02, 2013 @02:17PM (#6835800)

A good editor will do that. It's about teaching and preparing journalists to be great.

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Re:How reddit tried to solve the "new link" problem. Why HN ... by mparr4 on Monday December 02, 2013 @03:05PM (#6836149)

I work in a newsroom, albeit a small one--a public radio station--and we do that.

I also have the freedom to tell my bosses "no" so I expect my newsroom is probably in the minority.

Interesting side note: We're growing in a small market (Vermont) at a time when most newsrooms are shrinking or even collapsing, especially the small markets. Sure, correlation is not causation, but I would argue that the culture plays no small part in our success.

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