ink-stained wretches July 1, 2011

Journalists Can Only Get Things Done Under Deadline Pressure

By Noreen Malone

Not judging, just explaining. Just a couple hours before the midnight deadline, Village Voice staffers reached an agreement with their parent company on health care, avoiding a strike after all. [Romenesko]

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