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

"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. Podcast Specific Substack [https://open.substack.com/pub/creativenonfictionpodcast/p/front-end-conversations-can-save?r=ujb19&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true] Pre-order The Front Runner [https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-front-runner-brendan-omeara?variant=43044900962338] Promotional Sponsor: The Power of Narrative Conference [https://combeyond.bu.edu/offering/the-power-of-narrative-conference/]. Use CNF15 at checkout for a 15% discount. Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm [https://rageagainstthealgorithm.beehiiv.com/] Show notes: brendanomeara.com [http://brendanomeara.com/] Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod [http://patreon.com/cnfpod]
Broadcast on:
14 Mar 2025

"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.

Podcast Specific Substack

Pre-order The Front Runner

Promotional Sponsor: The Power of Narrative Conference. Use CNF15 at checkout for a 15% discount.

Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm

Show notes: brendanomeara.com

Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod

"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. Podcast Specific Substack [https://open.substack.com/pub/creativenonfictionpodcast/p/front-end-conversations-can-save?r=ujb19&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true] Pre-order The Front Runner [https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-front-runner-brendan-omeara?variant=43044900962338] Promotional Sponsor: The Power of Narrative Conference [https://combeyond.bu.edu/offering/the-power-of-narrative-conference/]. Use CNF15 at checkout for a 15% discount. Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm [https://rageagainstthealgorithm.beehiiv.com/] Show notes: brendanomeara.com [http://brendanomeara.com/] Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod [http://patreon.com/cnfpod]