Hey there,
On the staff of any and all forms of journalism, there are these widely hated little things called deadlines. You have to have your story/article/column/photo in by a certain time on a certain day. But why is that so bad?
From an editor's perspective, deadlines are a must. It prevents huge holes from remaining unfilled on the pages of your newpaper or magazine, it creates peice of mind and eliminates the last minute freak show of when you have your own deadline in an hour and none of your writers have come through, therefore causing you to dissolve into a flurry of curse words, spilled coffee, ruffled hair and tears.
As my advisor on my college paper said on a typical "production Monday", deadlines are called deadlines for a reason, mostly because as writers miss or disregard them, the editors typically feel like murdering them.
And sometimes it makes it easier to stay on top pf your deadline by making one for yourself earlier than your origional deadline. This way you know when you need to have things done and you can better organize your thoughts, strategies and approaches.
So a rule for deadlines; obey them, prepare for them and worship them. You will make your editors happy(no dragon lady/man breathing down your neck), you will be less stressed and will turn out more prepared, put-together work.
On the staff of any and all forms of journalism, there are these widely hated little things called deadlines. You have to have your story/article/column/photo in by a certain time on a certain day. But why is that so bad?
From an editor's perspective, deadlines are a must. It prevents huge holes from remaining unfilled on the pages of your newpaper or magazine, it creates peice of mind and eliminates the last minute freak show of when you have your own deadline in an hour and none of your writers have come through, therefore causing you to dissolve into a flurry of curse words, spilled coffee, ruffled hair and tears.
As my advisor on my college paper said on a typical "production Monday", deadlines are called deadlines for a reason, mostly because as writers miss or disregard them, the editors typically feel like murdering them.
And sometimes it makes it easier to stay on top pf your deadline by making one for yourself earlier than your origional deadline. This way you know when you need to have things done and you can better organize your thoughts, strategies and approaches.
So a rule for deadlines; obey them, prepare for them and worship them. You will make your editors happy(no dragon lady/man breathing down your neck), you will be less stressed and will turn out more prepared, put-together work.
