Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Is it okay for a newspaper editor to be a prick with a freelance writer


Is it okay for a newspaper editor to be a prick with a freelance writer?
I know someone whose article had been picked up by a newspaper then dropped at the last minute. She knew the editor and thought it would be easy to go ask him why her article hadn't been published. She told the editor she felt her career as a writer was going somewhere and felt disappointed her article wasn't published. She wasn't mean about it, though. But the editor told her "not to quit her day job." In my opinion, that was uncalled for.
Media & Journalism - 2 Answers
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1 :
There is no guarantee anyone's piece will be printed. That said, the reporter could have tried to sell it to another paper.
2 :
I'd agree. Courtesy is underrated. Of course, so is language that isn't vulgar. You might want to take note of that


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