(An important subject for the future of journalism in Massachusetts. - promoted by David)
Working harder isn't going to do it once the Boston Globe has finished with its current round of 50 reductions to the newsroom staff. Once that process has been completed, the news staff will have shrunk from about 550 full-time journalists (or their equivalent) in 2000 to roughly 330. That means the Globe will, of necessity, be a fundamentally different paper.
This Friday, I'm going to be talking about the future of local news on "Radio Boston," on WBUR (90.9 FM), from 1 to 2 p.m., along with El Planeta managing editor Marcela García, Adam Gaffin of Universal Hub and Globe regional editor David Dahl. I've been thinking about these ideas for a while, and this seems like as good a time as any to put them out there. (The Globe cuts will also be discussed on "Beat the Press," on WGBH-TV/Channel 2, on Friday at 7 p.m.)
I've written a long post at Media Nation about ideas that might help save the Globe, including repositioning Boston.com as the paper's principal, 24/7 news vehicle; charging more for the print edition; and hiring bloggers to aggregate the local online conversation about politics, sports, food, the arts and more. I invite your comments and thoughts, either here or on Media Nation. |
