Editors are responsible for choosing what stories to produce. In the movies, you’ll often see a group of editors gathered around a table picking out the good stories from the bad. In “All the President's Men,” the editors of the Washington Post joke about publishing all kinds of ridiculous stories, saying “It’ll be the only story anybody reads!” (All the President’s Men) They are referring to the dilemma of reader interest. While many news sources work to maintain a specific set of values, they must also produce stories that pique interest and appeal to audiences.
Monitoring clicks and reader interest is becoming increasingly important in determining what content online news sources put out. However, editors also carry the responsibility of upholding company news values. According to the Huffington Post, news values are the “political, economic, and social trends, deemed important” by a company. Finding a balance between publishing important news stories and stories people already have an interest in can be challenging. Newspapers accomplish this by including a combination of national, local, and human-interest articles. And of course, whatever article makes front page news is sure to get everyone’s attention to keep people reading more.
Works Cited
Berry, Tim. “Who Should Decide What News Is Important?” The Huffington Post, TheHuffingtonPost.com, 7 Dec. 2017, www.huffingtonpost.com/tim-berry/who-should-decide-what-ne_b_243638.html.
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