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Watching A Brutal Snap Judgment Edit
- Jessica Abel watched a two-hour Snap Judgment edit over Skype and felt stunned by the rigorous critique process.
- She realized edits subject your 'baby' story to cold scrutiny but make it stronger.
Editing Is Where Shows Are Made
- Editorial collaboration is the 'magic pixy dust' that makes stories possible and great.
- Ira Glass and his team spent far more time editing than in the field, proving editing is the biggest part of showmaking.
Planet Money's Radical Rework
- Jessica sent a finished episode to Robert Smith and Jess Jiang of Planet Money and they reordered, cut, and rewrote about a third of it.
- The team cut six minutes and the final episode became the best audio they'd made.