Online News Squared posted a memo from Orlando Sentinel Editor Charlotte Hall on the downsizing and reorganization of the newsroom.
Here’s the rationale:
We would restructure our newsroom even if did not have to reduce our staff. Why? Because we need to change the way we think and act so we can succeed in the new world, both in print and online. We need to be quicker, less hierarchical, more entrepreneurial and more flexible. We need to lead change, not resist it.
It’s an interesting read for us as advisers. More and more newspapers in Florida are going to online reporting. Are we preparing our students for that, both in terms of the skills needed and the mindset to think of multiple and quick deadlines within a workday?
And it’s also interesting as far as the reorganizational aspect. At The Corsair, we are still struggling with trying to provide more than shovelware online with minimal staffing. We’ll be looking at this structure as we redesign our newsroom over the summer. We’ll post our plan when it’s finalized.
