[lbo-talk] Link to Muhammed cartoons

[Jim Devine]

WS: > If I work, say, for the NYT and I have a story that I know my
editor will reject, I can still publish it elsewhere even under a pen
name to protect my job.<

I think a lot of newspapers would fire a reporter who did that if he
or she didn't ask for permission first. With permission, it would tell
the editor that the reporter was a potential "problem" to be watched.
Also, if you work at publishing elsewhere -- with or without a
pseudonym -- it takes time away from what the editor considers to be
your main job, hurting chances for promotion.
JD