Opinion | Don’t feel bad about following up with editors. It’s part of the job.

Carl Bernstein knew how to earn another five minutes. Your career may benefit from doing the same.

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A reader sent this question recently to Ask the Recruiter: How many times is too many times when following up with an editor? I try to be conscious of potentially irritating them because I don’t want to burn bridges.

A journalist’s job is to be a respectful but stubborn pain in the neck, to earn the attention of sources and the audience, and to deliver timely information. When it comes to dealing with editors, consider this your permission to be just as determined.

You want answers. Go get them.

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