The Washington Post worried its reporters would be flooded with e-mail when the paper began publishing addresses at the bottom of articles in the print edition. (The Post had already given e-mail addresses online.)But that electronic deluge never occurred, the paper's ombudsman says in a new post: "In an informal newsroom survey of two dozen reporters, most said they have experienced little or no increase. Only two have seen a rise that’s noticeable, but they said it’s hardly overwhelming."
Now, I'm conducting my own survey:
- Do you publish e-mail addresses in print?
- In a typical week, how many e-mails do you get through your work account?
Oh hell, you mean a reporter may have to actually engage with a reader? The horror!
ReplyDeleteShreveport's done it for a while. No, we don't get flooded with reader e-mails.
ReplyDeleteStandard practice where I worked. Only got a few emails a week. Actually, got that many snail mails. But most people called directly or stopped me on the street.
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