Part guide and collector, part interpreter, part researcher, part archivist, the curator of news does all of the above: collects and organizes information, places it in a broader context, mines the archives to surface bits of historical information, advances our understanding of the story and the driving forces behind it and, perhaps most importantly, takes care to ensure that a story is properly maintained and told in the best possible way for our audience to take it in.

As a curator in a museum collects and organizes objects in a gallery to enhance our understanding and appreciation of their broader history and context, so should curators of news organize collections of information in a way that enhances our understanding of the story that lies within.