1. @itsmarkmedley has an interesting article on the search for the next editor of the Walrus.https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/whats-next-for-the-walrus-and-canadian-media/article35057750/ …
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2. Lots of good names mentioned Rachel Giese, Sarmishta Subramanian, Jesse Wente, Jeremy Keehn, Jeet Heer -- wait, WTF?!?
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3. OK, all I have to say about this is that's its very weird to find one's employment prospects discussed in a national newspaper.pic.twitter.com/FofCNdwIBF
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4. (Oh, I forgot to mention, article was also written by
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5. Okay, leaving well-known twitter clown Jeet Heer out of the equation, the question is what does the Walrus need in an editor?
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6. Ideal candidate for Walrus job should a) have magazine experience b) not have polarizing media persona that overwhelms mag's contents
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7. Ideal candidate would a writer's editor, someone who can deal with writers with care. Big problem Walrus has been alienating freelancers
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8. So if I were advising Walrus publisher Shelley Ambrose, I'd say big names Globe mentions (Giese, Subramanian, Keehn, Wente) great.
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9. But I'd also suggest taking seriously option of elevating @thegoodshopper and/or
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10. Walrus should also think outside the box. Why not @michelledean? Excellent award-winning writer, Canadian but outside usual cliques
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11. Other outside-the-box candidates: excellent book editor Martha Sharpe, New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik.
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12. The pitch to Gopnik would be: you've achieved all you can as a New Yorker writer. Here is a big new challenge.
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