Stephen Engelberg, chief editor of ProPublica, came news organization, located in lower Manhattan on September 16, 2008. He knew the historic financial crisis that is still on the porch, that none of the journalists covering that beat. It takes a lot of effort to get up to speed on the story. Disclosure that the reason the recent turbulence in financial markets and Lehman failure would require the skills, knowledge of financial services, as well as links to industry. ProPublica was created only last year as an independent, non-profit news focused on investigative journalism. He was now fully equipped with up to 30 members, including journalists, who joined in part because of the promise of editorial latitude they were offered. Engelberg as it weighed the various options, he knew all the major editions of the U.S. were going on the allocation of resources includes the development of a fiasco. ProPublica to meet the expectations of the public. Should he set the story of one of its journalists, and if so, by whom? In addition, he has to hire new talent? In that case, who would be suitable? Also, how can this influence model ProPublica and culture? "Hide
by Michelle Anteby, Philip Bertreau, Charlotte Newman Source: Harvard Business School 15 pages. Publication Date: June 30, 2010. Prod. #: 410140-PDF-ENG
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