Comments on: The Unsung Hero of the Washington Post http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/ <em>City Paper</em> Writers on News, Politics, the Media, the Arts, and More Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:29:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Yemi Ojumu http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-133026 Yemi Ojumu Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:52:11 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-133026 Right fear, wrong suitor: Shouldn't the sentence with "she decided to say put" say "she decided to stay put"? Right fear, wrong suitor: Shouldn’t the sentence with “she decided to say put” say “she decided to stay put”?

]]> By: Mark http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-128870 Mark Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:46:40 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-128870 Well-deserved praise for Julie and the rest of the unsung journalists on the Post's incredibly talented research staff. Well-deserved praise for Julie and the rest of the unsung journalists on the Post’s incredibly talented research staff.

]]> By: Matthias Spielkamp http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-128733 Matthias Spielkamp Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:31:57 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-128733 What a wonderful story on a great person. I referenced it in a research blog I run with colleagues in Germany. Many German journalists could learn a lot from her, myself included. Keep up the impressive work! What a wonderful story on a great person. I referenced it in a research blog I run with colleagues in Germany. Many German journalists could learn a lot from her, myself included. Keep up the impressive work!

]]> By: PR http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-128562 PR Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:45:06 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-128562 Great story! I'm curious, though, about how many people can or will claim credit on their resumes for winning the team Pulitzer for the Virginia Tech series? The Post made it clear the the prize submission consisted of about a dozen or so stories and Web posts, and I would assume that everyone with a byline or a tagline and the main editors who handled that copy would be entitled to claim some credit. But what about all the folks who contributed a quote or a paragraph without getting their names attached or who wrote a Web story that wasn't part of the official prize submission? Or wrote a headline or proofed a page, etc. I imagine hundreds of people played some role in the whole project, and I'm wondering if there are any clear rules about who can claim a piece of the credit or whether nearly everyone who worked at the Post during those days will now consider himself a Pulitzer winner ... Great story! I’m curious, though, about how many people can or will claim credit on their resumes for winning the team Pulitzer for the Virginia Tech series? The Post made it clear the the prize submission consisted of about a dozen or so stories and Web posts, and I would assume that everyone with a byline or a tagline and the main editors who handled that copy would be entitled to claim some credit. But what about all the folks who contributed a quote or a paragraph without getting their names attached or who wrote a Web story that wasn’t part of the official prize submission? Or wrote a headline or proofed a page, etc. I imagine hundreds of people played some role in the whole project, and I’m wondering if there are any clear rules about who can claim a piece of the credit or whether nearly everyone who worked at the Post during those days will now consider himself a Pulitzer winner …

]]> By: Paula Span http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-128456 Paula Span Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:08:29 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-128456 More applause from here. Tate not only works on the big, prize-winning, page one series, but has also been indispensable to reporters who've produced significant but less ballyhooed Post stories -- like me. I'm glad to see her be able to take a public bow. More applause from here. Tate not only works on the big, prize-winning, page one series, but has also been indispensable to reporters who’ve produced significant but less ballyhooed Post stories — like me. I’m glad to see her be able to take a public bow.

]]> By: Nunyo Demasio http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-128406 Nunyo Demasio Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:53:00 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-128406 Edward, get a life. Julie has earned the praise. When I worked for the WP sports dept. in 2005, my editors sent me to Miami for a few days to try finding Sean Taylor, the enigmatic Redskins safety. Julie did yeoman's work getting me numbers, addresses, background, etc. The best find was his mother's address in Homestead, where Taylor was holed up with his bullet-riddled SUV outside -- which was the lead for the article. No way that story would have been worth its salt without her terrific work. Nunyo. Edward, get a life. Julie has earned the praise. When I worked for the WP sports dept. in 2005, my editors sent me to Miami for a few days to try finding Sean Taylor, the enigmatic Redskins safety. Julie did yeoman’s work getting me numbers, addresses, background, etc. The best find was his mother’s address in Homestead, where Taylor was holed up with his bullet-riddled SUV outside — which was the lead for the article. No way that story would have been worth its salt without her terrific work. Nunyo.

]]> By: CThomas http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-128404 CThomas Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:46:57 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-128404 edward is awfully unsporting. congrats to wemple for catching on to this story. on pulitzer day, people at the post who don't know tate were buzzing at how this one, low-key woman was central to so many important stories. time after time, reporters would congratulate her. yes: kudos to julie. edward is awfully unsporting.

congrats to wemple for catching on to this story. on pulitzer day, people at the post who don’t know tate were buzzing at how this one, low-key woman was central to so many important stories. time after time, reporters would congratulate her. yes: kudos to julie.

]]> By: Debbie Wolfe http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-128233 Debbie Wolfe Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:55:58 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-128233 Kudos to Julie! As a journalist who has worked as a reporter, photojournalist, managing editor, copy chief, layout editor, special projects editor, technology training editor and news researcher, I can tell you that hands-down, for me, news research was the most intellectually challenging position of them all! And, I also have a degree in "production arts" which is analog printing technology along with two journalism degrees. So, Julie, enjoy your well-deserved limelight and know that your name shines brightly in the historical record of everyone who helps to produce a news report. And, by the way, I tried to get hired as a carrier when I was in high school at the Pontiac (Michigan) Press, but I was told the job was only for boys. Kudos to Julie! As a journalist who has worked as a reporter, photojournalist, managing editor, copy chief, layout editor, special projects editor, technology training editor and news researcher, I can tell you that hands-down, for me, news research was the most intellectually challenging position of them all! And, I also have a degree in “production arts” which is analog printing technology along with two journalism degrees. So, Julie, enjoy your well-deserved limelight and know that your name shines brightly in the historical record of everyone who helps to produce a news report. And, by the way, I tried to get hired as a carrier when I was in high school at the Pontiac (Michigan) Press, but I was told the job was only for boys.

]]> By: edward http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-128205 edward Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:19:14 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-128205 So how about the editor who edited the stories, the editor who laid out the stories, the photographer who took the pictures for the stories, the head writer who wrote the headlines for the story, the pressman who put the plates containing the stories on the presses, the deliveryman who delivered the stories to people's homes, the owner of the 7-Eleven who promoted the stories by putting the WPO stand close to the cash register... So how about the editor who edited the stories, the editor who laid out the stories, the photographer who took the pictures for the stories, the head writer who wrote the headlines for the story, the pressman who put the plates containing the stories on the presses, the deliveryman who delivered the stories to people’s homes, the owner of the 7-Eleven who promoted the stories by putting the WPO stand close to the cash register…

]]> By: Eaton http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-128197 Eaton Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:06:03 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-128197 Excellent Wemple. Excellent Wemple.

]]> By: Jim http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-128112 Jim Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:06:39 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/16/the-unsung-hero-of-the-washington-post/#comment-128112 What a great story. I hope this gets bigger play than just being posted on your blog. Thanks for writing this. What a great story. I hope this gets bigger play than just being posted on your blog. Thanks for writing this.

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