Managing when you can’t control things

I’ve mentioned before that I hate doing payroll.
I guess part of the reason I hate doing it so much is that I see how much everyone gets paid — and it’s so depressing.
For how much everyone in the newsroom works, it’s honestly a slap in the face how much we get paid. It’s hard for [...]

Budgeting the paper: Not about inches

I’m curious about how many other managing editors have to deal with the budgets of their college papers — because I do, and it’s my least favorite part of the job.
I do payroll for the newsroom every week as part of my managing editorial duties. Between pulling briefs from the wire and editing stories, I [...]