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We love a good look inside an editorial meeting here at Public Eye. And we’re not the only ones. The Spokesman-Review of Spokane, Wash. has been blogging about its editorial meetings for some time now. NPR’s new blog, Mixed Signals, has been doing the same. Yesterday, The Spokesman Review took it one step further – they now offer a live Webcast of the day’s two editorial meetings. Staffer Ken Paulman’s comment on the inaugural broadcast gave us a chuckle:

Today was the first day that the public could access the web stream of our news meetings, and an earlier assessment by the Inlander turned out to be almost correct. The weekly identified "the eight people outside the Review's 'transparent newsroom' who actually care...," and lo and behold, we clocked exactly eight connections to our webcast this morning! Only problem is, seven of those connections were from inside the newsroom. The eighth connection was actually two people - one who watched the first half (and, evidently got bored and left), and another who watched the latter half.

Ah, well. We'll be tuning in to make it nine viewers.

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When PE launched just four short months ago, one of the very first items we presented was a video look inside one of the major CBS News editorial meetings – the 10:30. The news division has gone through some changes since then, and we’ve gained some readers, so we thought it would be a good time to revisit it.



This is the morning meeting where CBS News executives and producers gather to discuss the news agenda, what they’re working on for today, tomorrow and into the future. While other meetings and discussions have already happened (and more will continue through the day), this is where the process begins to firm up – and where various interests are heard by all. Today’s 10:30, usually headed by CBS News President Sean McManus, was conducted by Linda Mason, senior vice president for standards and special projects, and Rome Hartman, who recently took over as executive producer of the CBS “Evening News,” makes his PE video debut.



While this is the second time we’ve taken a camera into an editorial meeting, it’s important to remember how rare it is for any news organization to make public its internal discussions. And while PE policy is to edit such video for competitive or proprietary reasons, this meeting runs almost in full. The only part that didn’t make it was the very beginning of the meeting, where the assembled had a good time making fun of my name. For the record, it’s Vaughn, not Verne. And the only reason that is not included is that the camera picked up the exchange in midstream and most of it was inaudible. I promise. The rest of the meeting is unedited and runs just over 17 minutes.



So take a peek inside CBS News for a glimpse at how the sausage is made.

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Because you asked, we're once again bringing you the video of yesterday's morning editorial meeting. For those of you unfamiliar with navigating the labyrinth of the blog (read: those of you who have actually e-mailed us asking how to find yesterday's post). Take a look here Or click on the video to watch.

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