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Episode 457: Poynter's Neil Brown Says Editing Isn't Discussed Enough
Episode 457

Episode 457: Poynter's Neil Brown Says Editing Isn't Discussed Enough

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara

March 14, 20251h 0mExplicit

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Show Notes

"What I was fortunate enough to get exposed to very early in my career, and I really believe is now the way to go, which is the nature of editing as thinking," says Poynter Institute president Neil Brown.

Neil has spent more than forty years as a reporter and editor, and he just wrapped up his tenure on the Pulitzer Prize Board. He's one of the more nimble minds in journalism and a champion of the editor/writer dynamic.

In this conversation, Neil riffs on

  • Editing as thinking
  • The late writing coach Don Murray
  • How the front end is everything
  • Respecting reader detection
  • And Interviewing as a skill, among lots more great stuff.

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neil brownpoynter.orgpoynter institutebrendan o'mearaeditingwritingreportingjournalismfreelance journalismeditorsmike capuzzomichael kruseben montgomerytom frenchkelly bonham french