US: WaPo editor stepping down- June 24, 2008 Washington Post editor Leonard Downie will retire in the fall, ending an illustrious 44-year career at the Post. Downie has been the Post's editor for the past 17 years.Downie began at the Post as an intern in 1964. Over the course of two decades, he rose within the ranks from London correspondent to national editor to managing editor. He was named executive editor in 1991.Under Downie's watch the Post won 25 Pulitzer Prizes, the most by an editor in US history. "Len's extraordinary news...http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/06/us_wapo_editor_stepping_down.php New York Times and International Herald Tribune to work in closer consultation- June 24, 2008 In a memo sent to staffers Monday, New York Times editor Bill Keller announced that the Times will remodel its global edition, the International Herald Tribune, in order to more closely coordinate efforts between the two papers. A new management structure, merged websites, and internationally oriented section fronts are among the changes being implemented. "The IHT should become an organic part of the Times, closely integrated in the shared purpose of gathering and disseminating...http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/06/new_york_times_and_international_herald.php US: Orlando Sentinel redesign geared towards "busy readers"- June 24, 2008 Last Sunday, the Orlando Sentinel's new layout was unveiled to readers (see top), including "more graphics, quick-read digests of top news, blog summaries and other changes" in order to make it more attractive to busy readers, Wall Street Journal reported.Since December, Samuel Zell has been in charge of the Tribune Co., which owns Chicago Daily News, The Orlando Sentinel and the Los Angeles Times. Zell's eight billion dollar buyout left Tribune Co. with a 13 billion dollar debt "amid an...http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2008/06/us_orlando_sentinel_redesign_geared_towa.ph... US: Tim Russert's death, in web 2.0- June 24, 2008 In the wake of Tim Russert's death, we are reminded again that in the world of Wikipedia and Web 2.0, breaking news waits for no man. Following the sudden death of Mr. Russert, the former moderator of "Meet the Press" and the chief of NBC's Washington bureau, NBC chose to withhold the news for over an hour, wanting to first inform Russert's family, who were vacationing in Italy."We were not prepared to say anything until all the family had heard," said Allison Gollust, an NBC News spokeswoman...http://www.editorsweblog.org/web_20/2008/06/us_tim_russerts_death_in_web_20.php US: News sites down in "time spent," but is "time spent" what we should be measuring- June 24, 2008 Newspaper websites saw the average time spent per person on their sites dwindle in May year-over-year comparisons.The Wall Street Journal online fell to about 8-and-a-half minutes last month, from 15 in May 2007. Boston.com's average time spent per visitor dropped to 9 minutes and 39 seconds versus more than 18 minutes in May '07. And the website of the Chicago Tribune is down to about 8 and half minutes -- from 17 minutes a year ago.There were some notable exceptions: the average time per...http://www.editorsweblog.org/newsrooms_and_journalism/2008/06/us_news_sites_down_in_time_s... |