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Media superstitions

We like to think of the “New on Poynter” sidebar on Romenesko as the “Playboy section,” where no one actually reads the articles. But as professional narcissists, we immediately assumed the one titled “Editing in a Fishbowl” was talking about us. (Fishbowl?** Fishbowl? Did someone say our name?) As it turns out, the piece is about newsroom environments where the editor’s behavior gets excruciatingly overanalyzed and misinterpreted, i.e.,

Your assistant managing editor for visuals sent you an e-mail today saying he really liked your photo on the front page.

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