Derek
Willis — who might be considered an analytic journalist's analytic
journalist — reminded us today that there already is an abundance of
resources in every newsroom in the world.  The problem is,
journalists don't understand the concept of synergy, and that one piece
of your information and one piece of my information can total the three pieces required to produce an uncommonly good story.

See:
Derek Willis' The Scoop
http://www.thescoop.org/thefix/