Comments on: Eric Berger asks his users to be his assignment editor http://beatblogging.org/2008/10/08/eric-berger-asks-his-users-to-be-his-assignment-editor/ Pushing the practice of beat reporting Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:26:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Leaderboard for week of 12-22-08: The best of the best | BeatBlogging.Org http://beatblogging.org/2008/10/08/eric-berger-asks-his-users-to-be-his-assignment-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-1592 Leaderboard for week of 12-22-08: The best of the best | BeatBlogging.Org Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:45:55 +0000 http://beatblogging.org/?p=502#comment-1592 [...] Berger does other innovative things, like asking his readers to be his assignment editor. [...] [...] Berger does other innovative things, like asking his readers to be his assignment editor. [...]

]]> By: Kevin K http://beatblogging.org/2008/10/08/eric-berger-asks-his-users-to-be-his-assignment-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Kevin K Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:51:12 +0000 http://beatblogging.org/?p=502#comment-358 For what it's worth, Ezra Klein has been doing something similar for a long time, asking readers what he should blog about. Though not lately, election keeps him busy I guess. See example: http://is.gd/44gY And a result: http://is.gd/44in He calls it "Assignment Desk." I believe Matt Yglesias used to do it occasionally. No link on hand though. Not sure exactly when or where the idea originated. For what it’s worth, Ezra Klein has been doing something similar for a long time, asking readers what he should blog about. Though not lately, election keeps him busy I guess. See example: http://is.gd/44gY And a result: http://is.gd/44in

He calls it “Assignment Desk.” I believe Matt Yglesias used to do it occasionally. No link on hand though.

Not sure exactly when or where the idea originated.

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