Hirsch explains how Dealbook at NY Times works

Russell Sherman of the Press Profiles podcast interviewed Lauren Hirsch of The New York Times, who is part of its Dealbook team, about her career and her job.

She said that the Dealbook newsletter focuses on the biggest business news of the day that corporate executives care about.

“I tend to be covering multiple story lines at once,” said Hirsch. But she said watching the news flow is “an art” where the Dealbook staff determines what might be important. “You’re just feeling out the rhythm of the news during the day,” she added.

A Dealbook “take” — which is different from how competitors are covering a story — focuses on what people in the room speaking honestly about the news and asking the questions that they want to know.

Human drama is important to drawing readers into a story, she added.

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