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Maggie Alderson's avatar

The last newspaper news room I worked in was a dead zone. All the young journalists wrote with ear plugs in, there was zero banter. All communication was done digitally, even with people sitting opposite. If I ever needed to talk to someone in another department I would walk across the floor and introduce myself. The alarm was palpable. One afternoon I got some banter going between the desk I was on and the one behind and the joy and amazement on the young reporters' faces was a beautiful thing. They loved it, but it never happened again. One youngster told me off very rudely when I tried.

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Suzanne Moore's avatar

Loved this x

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