Jeff JarvisApr 29, 2023
When one indulges in this kind of nostalgia, it's time to retire.
Newsrooms were journalism's greatest mechanism of exclusion: 'We're in. You're not.' Good riddance....
Dowd, of course...
Requiem for the Newsroom https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/29/opinion/journalism-newsroom.html?smid=tw-share
Opinion | Requiem for the Newsroom

Nobody’s going to make a movie about reporters at home with their cursors.

The New York Times
Show threadMatthew NadlerApr 29, 2023
@jeffjarvis Working at home has its advantages, but I remember the camaraderie of the newsroom copy desk fondly, especially the times when it was really late and we would start singing “Always Look on her Bright Side of Life” as we neared deadline.
Show threadDan KennedyApr 29, 2023
@matthewmuses @jeffjarvis I have a hard time working at home. I lost my office during my most recent sabbatical and struggled to write. Once I got it back, I was much happier and more productive.
Show threadMatthew Nadler
@dankennedy_nu @jeffjarvis
I manage, but it's easy to get distracted. Another disadvantage is that there's no longer a fixed place readers can find me.
Apr 29, 2023 at 6:41pmWeb
Show threadDan KennedyApr 29, 2023

@matthewmuses @jeffjarvis I've been very surprised that a few of the hyperlocal news outlets I've covered have downtown offices that are inaccessible with no real public presence, because it was cheap. I mean, why bother?

I can generally work at home fairly productively until early afternoon. At that point, it feels like playtime. I guess I never grew up. On campus, though, I can keep going.