Absence of Bylines in the WSJ
Megan McArdle notes yesterday that reporters for the Wall Street Journal have ceased to include bylines in their articles to protest against stalled contract negotiations. This is interesting, especially to those of us who will end up working for major newspapers. A Google search (minus WSJ) reveals that it’s not an uncommon tactic used by newsroom staff. The question is, will readers actually notice?
Right, right, upon further review I am a douchebag, douchebag, douchebag.
I didn’t mean to insinuate that the WSJ is not a major newspaper. I just said that this is interesting for those of us who may end up working at major newspapers (like the WSJ).
Interestingly enough, The Economist doesn’t use by-lines at all, and it seems to be a perfectly fine publication. And since when is the WSJ not a “major newspaper”?