[img_assist|nid=482|title=|desc=|link=none|align=center|width=396|height=300] Ben’s post just reminded me too much of my time at the New York Daily News to not play along. And like he said, “I’m awake. What the hell.”
- Whiskey at every desk. Editor's drink Scotch. Senior editors, gin.
- Anonymous sources get code names. I had one frequent source go as X for 2 years.
- Dumpster diving for source material should be a quarterly exercise, with a cold beer back at the office for de-briefing.
- The above should have a flimsy legal justification the managing editor is unwilling to run by legal.</ii>
- News boys have a strict dress code of rags and proper headware, as pictured above.
- Run a picture twice as big as your common sense tells you to. Then make it bigger
- If a story's important, make the cover it runs on something people will want to collect.
- If a story's not important, don't run it.
- Always be the bulldog for your readers.</ii>
- Have at least 3 solid enemies: A prominent politician, a rival publication and a shifty restaurant. Campaign against them mercilessly until they clean up or close up. All should know you, and there heart quicken at the mention of your name. </ul>