Justin Martin argues that the "word bureau should be retired when used to describe a single employee": A 2011 report in the American Journalism Review found that the number of full time foreign correspondents employed by US newspapers declined steeply...
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The Washington Post has 16 foreign “bureaus,” and 12 of them consist of just a single reporter, according to the newspaper’s website. The four remaining bureaus all consist of two journalists. Is the Post using the word bureau a bit... Read Post
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Employer costs for employee compensation averaged $30.80 per hour worked in September 2012, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries averaged $21.32 per hour worked and a... Read Post
Columbia Journalism Review columnist Justin D. Martin thinks it’s time for newspapers like the LA Times and Washington Post to stop referring to single, foreign-posted employees as a bureau. Combing through a 2011 American Journalis... Read Post