The Lede
A blog about building newsrooms where people love to work and improving management and organisational culture in journalism
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Meditation apps won't cure workplace stress
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Burnout happens when the demands of a job and the resources allocated to it are out of balance. Self-care won't help with that.
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This is journalism's largest exit interview
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27 journalists (for now) on why they stopped working in news
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The management tool too many newsrooms lack
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A career ladder is a roadmap to promotion.
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What does a job offer that self-employment does not?
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And other thoughts prompted by the Changing Newsrooms 2023 report
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Smells like print spirit
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Five things you should read this weekend
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Newsroom culture shouldn't be an accident
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We need to train editors as people managers, not just story processors
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The burnout crisis is a workload crisis
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Hire more, ask for less. That’s where we need to start.
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The right tools can transform your solo media business. Here's how to pick them.
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You may not have employees, but you’re still hiring.