You Be the Editor
This morning, we have a dilemma: Devote a reporter's full day to researching, reporting and writing an obit of Maharishi for tomorrow's print edition or run a wire story about him so that all of us can focus on other obits? We haven't yet decided so you be the editor -- what's your call?
By Patricia Sullivan |
February 6, 2008; 11:34 AM ET
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Posted by: md | February 6, 2008 1:11 PM
I'd get someone on the religion desk to write it. He was the founder of a religion with five million adherents; what's more, his wire service obituaries have emphasized his (somewhat irrelevant) connection to the Beatles more than anything he actually did for good or bad.
Posted by: Charlene | February 6, 2008 2:23 PM
Well, he was an interesting combination of religious leader (altho he said transcendental meditation was a technique, not a religion), business man (claimed his enterprises and assets were worth $3.5 billion) and cultural figure (that's where the Beatles figure in). The woman who's paid to be our editor says let's write it ourselves, so we'll have a new version posted with tomorrow's newspaper. Thanks for your thoughts!
Posted by: Pat Sullivan | February 6, 2008 4:11 PM
Don't waste your reporter's time. The LA Times obit should suffice.
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Go with the wire (IMHO)! It'll be old news by tomorrows print edition, so don't waste time on duplicate efforts.