Zehm coverage

“As journalists, this is what we’re supposed to be doing,” managing editor Gary Graham said of our Zehm coverage . Yesterday was a tough day in the newsroom.
Senior editor Carla Savalli also commented on good use of different media, the fact that the audio clip transcripts ran inside the A section for those who could not access the online media. Karen Dorn Steele’s article “Video shows Zehm backed away” used narrative instead of a ‘by the numbers’ approach, which she said was a good decision.

Some of the other suggested headlines included use of the words “false’ or ‘misled’, but the final cut was on a more value-neutral word “inaccurate”. The headline was originally a single line, but city editors said copydesk made a wise choice in making it a two-line head.

Other than some Zehm discussion, both the 7 cover and cover story on the Spokane acoustic scene also had a good reception.