On Pulitzer Day in the newspaper world, the Seattle Times announced it is slicing nearly 200 persons from its staff, closing two suburban bureaus and ceasing publication of two 30-year-old zone editions. It is the latest in a long list of cities where major newspapers have severely reduced their staff: New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, San Jose and San Francisco are among them. Dow Jones put staff cutbacks at 7 percent overall for the industry as compared with its peak in 2000.
Monthly Archives: April 2008
Road Ahead 04.2008
A Canadian research firm found social media users put far more trust in friends and family than popular bloggers. Overall, the study concluded: ”social media remains chiefly a mode of communication and personal expression, rather than a source of credible information.”