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When Everybody's A Critic: Effects Of A Newspaper's Self-Improvement Program, John M. Laplante
When Everybody's A Critic: Effects Of A Newspaper's Self-Improvement Program, John M. Laplante
LSU Master's Theses
This case study examined a peer-evaluation program at The Advocate newspaper in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in which employees took turns serving on committees that critiqued each day’s coverage. Their critique reports, containing both negative and positive comments on all elements of the news pages, were distributed to each employee of the news department. The purpose of the study was to examine the content of the critique reports and to determine whether the participants and the editors thought the program improved the newspaper, whether they wanted to continue it and what changes might improve it. The research methods included a survey …