[tommo123]

That's not true at all. What newsroom did you work in that had journalists writing their own titles and expecting even a modicum of influence over the final product once it has been handed in?

[jedberg]

I sat next to the Wired newsroom for a few years, and they certainly did it.

[rhizome]

Doesn't history tell us that it's very common for reporters not to write their own headlines?

[glifchits]

Getting feedback on your work is not the same as having influence over it.

[bennyg]

A good editor will do that. It's about teaching and preparing journalists to be great.

[mparr4]

I work in a newsroom, albeit a small one--a public radio station--and we do that.

I also have the freedom to tell my bosses "no" so I expect my newsroom is probably in the minority.

Interesting side note: We're growing in a small market (Vermont) at a time when most newsrooms are shrinking or even collapsing, especially the small markets. Sure, correlation is not causation, but I would argue that the culture plays no small part in our success.