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View from the editor’s chair

Posted by Vera Haller on Jul 21, 2008 under: business, economy, foreign news, newspapers, online news | 3 Comments

A new report about the state of the newspaper industry doesn’t hold a lot of news. The survey of editors by  Pew’s Project for Excellence in Journalism includes an oft-repeated take on the situation — smaller staffs, more focus on local news, less national and foreign news and a younger, more Web-savvy newsroom.  The report, called “The Changing Newsroom,” is very direct about the uncertainty editors feel about the future, especially how shrinking ad revenue will affect their ability to do their jobs. Here’s a quote:”The editors expect the financial picture only to worsen, and they have little confidence that they know what their papers will look like in five years.”I guess the only sure thing about “The Changing Newsroom” is that there will be change.