There's an upside to doing "evergreen" stories needed to fill space for big holiday papers: experimenting with new online techniques, says Ron Sylvester on the Technolo-J blog. "You can play with different features and techniques, and learn the skills you are going to have to have someday -- and sooner than you think -- in a breaking news situation. But with evergreens, there are no deadlines. You can take your time and learn.”Or, you can take your time and . . . waste even more time!
Was it the assignment to spend New Year's Eve with a lonely security guard -- and live-blog the experience? Use this link to e-mail your worst holiday story assignments. See Tipsters Anonymous Policy in the sidebar, upper right. Or leave a note in the comments section, below.
[Hat tip, Evan Fell at Editor's Weblog; image: Rudolph by Flickr member jamieanne]
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