If you've never been out in the field, or it's been a while, it might make some sense to ask your news director to let you off field produce one day. It's a great opportunity to see the flip side of your job. You'll get a much better perspective on how long it takes to do things and how tough they can be. Ever doorknock someone who just lost their child? It's something you've probably asked a reporter to do. Intellectually, you can probably imagine it would be tough. Actually walking up to someone's door is a whole nother story.
If your news director doesn't want to let you out of the newsroom, come in on your day off. Maybe just go out with a photog for a half day. You will learn more than you might imagine. You'll also get to interact with your crews in a much different way.
Maggie L
One of the rare times I'm in the office
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