What point is the article Baltimore Sun Editor Steps trying to make?”
Editor explains why The Baltimore Sun is ‘no longer a newspaper company’ “It’s not in decline,” Baltimore Sun editor Monty Cook said, of his news organization, in a speech yesterday at Johns Hopkins University. “It’s in transition.” The two-hour talk was a primer for those interested in figuring out where Baltimore’s hometown daily is heading under Cook, who took over in January: Prepare for blogs, blogs and more blogs, plus Twittering. Learn about “the platform-neutral” newsroom and check out The Guardian, which has one. Read “The Long Tail,” by Chris Anderson and look for more mobile content. “This is the future,” Cook said, brandishing his BlackBerry. And how about “stories,” especially longer ones produced after weeks or days of reporting? Ehhh, not so much…. “The days of the six-part series are gone,” Cook said, arguing that there are other vehicles for good journalism. “Watergate was beat reporting.” Memo from Cook announcing newsroom reorganization today. These were among the ta
In my opinion, the article “Baltimore Sun Editor Steps down” is attempting to inform readers as well as subscribers of the Baltimore Sun newspaper, that the company due to shrinking revenue, is in the middle of a massive restructuring or reorganization, with a focus on expanding their presence on the Internet, and cutting costs. The article also mentions that the editor has resigned from their post, other upper level executives are being laid off and have accepted severance packages. There’s an article describing the specifics of this massive restructuring at http://www.citypaper.com/digest.asp?id=17994 Sources: It is my opinion.
