Once again, Alan Mutter and his fine "Reflections of a Newsosaur" blog hit it big. http://newsosaur.blogspot.com/2008/11/its-time-to-rip-lid-off.html
What he's saying -- that papers have to stop slavishly following every kitchen fire, every inane meeting, every poorly written press release, and have the gumption to find The Big Story and then cover the hell out of it -- has been newsroom water cooler discussion for a while now.
Is anyone listening?
-- MJM
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Unfortunately, the people not listening are the ones who need to. Newspapers need to radically change the way they cover the news to become relevant again, but I think at some newspapers (one in particular that I can think of), they are so paralyzed with fear and insecurity, that they can't make that transition.
Suggestions and ideas from people int he newsroom who are trying to save the paper and their own jobs are dismissed, sneered at or rationalized away.
And certainly, jettisoning some of their most creative and talented employees isn't helping the cause.
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