This post is brought to you by today’s Morning Edition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Two stories from today’s show, for me, are made relevant to journalism after running it through my journalistic filter.<\/p>\n

Those who know me (or have read past rants<\/a>) know that newsroom leadership, across the country and regardless of medium or market size, has frustrated me.<\/p>\n

The news story about radiologists<\/a> that invoked the ‘invisible gorilla’ reminded me about this struggle. Years ago, while I was at The Seattle Times<\/a>, editors were brought into a retreat called Newspaper Next<\/a>, I believe. (The site no longer exists, but thanks to the way back machine, you can still see it).<\/p>\n

This was a retreat that had started popping up in newsrooms across the country, dealing with one central question: How do we pivot and use our existing resources to generate revenue for the newspaper.<\/p>\n

Great topic.<\/p>\n

During the presentation they played a video that has stuck with me for years since the talk, and which was played this morning on NPR<\/a> (KPCC<\/a> is my local NPR station).<\/p>\n

I didn’t recall the name, but now know it is called the ‘invisible gorilla.’<\/p>\n

While mine was slightly different, here is the video. Play it and follow the instructions. <\/p>\n