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ALL OF YOU who took a shot at last week’s Whatzit can give yourselves a gold star! It’s the left hand of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Monument in Washington, DC.

Here’s the full photo:

And…here’s a little-known fact about the Lincoln Monument:

The names of the 48 contiguous states are listed above the colonnade (see pic below), and the dates of their admission to the Union are engraved in Roman numerals. Because Hawaii and Alaska attained statehood several decades after the Lincoln Memorial was finished, their names are inscribed on a plaque on the front steps.

Now to this week’s Whatzit. Here ya go!

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Spreading out

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THOSE WHO HAVE been following me for a while know I’m a vocal proponent of using the full spread of a tab for a photo package.

Here’s one I’m happy to share with you.

It’s from Sam Lucero at The Compass, the Catholic newspaper for the Diocese of Green Bay.

Not only does Sam take some excellent photos…he knows how to display them well, as this spread demonstrates.

Nicely done, Sam! Thanks.

Closed door policy

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 08.03.17: Closed door policy

THIS HINT may not have much to do with design. But I think it’s still valuable for those of you who work in a newsroom.

During a recent conversation, a friend mentioned that he always has “an open door policy. Anyone knows they can come in my office at any time.”

That’s laudable. And it’s a policy I follow, too.

However, during my years as a newsroom manager, I also had a strict closed door policy—and I let those who worked with me know that it applied to all comers…at all times.

I told the people who worked with me that they could come into my office at any time to talk. If the talk was of a serious or private nature, I would immediately close the door so they would know:

  1. They had my full attention.
  2. No one else would know what we were talking about.
  3. What we discussed would never go outside of my office.

I am convinced to this day that my closed door policy gave newsroom staffers the confidence they needed to come to me and talk about their problems and concerns. Many of them shared information that needed to be kept secret and I was humbled to know they trusted me.

To this day, even when I’m visiting in another newsroom, I maintain my closed door policy. And I know it has helped those who come to me. It has also helped me work with publishers and editors to improve how they manage the news staff.

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