Ombudsman: “A Reduction Is A Reduction”
Originally posted at News Is A Conversation here
After reflecting a bit on the most recent staff reductions, a couple of quick comments. Steve Smith (SS after this) referred in his blog to “perceived reductions in our coverage of the local arts community.” A reduction is a reduction. When a newspaper takes a person off of a beat and doesn’t replace that person that is a reduction. Assigning that person’s responsibilities among other reporters simply means that they will have to do more with the same amount of time. That is a reduction in what they can do. Moving a full-time reporter out of investigative reporting and not replacing her is a reduction. Mincing words and parsing meaning doesn’t help lead to more credible conversation. We all know that all newspapers are facing difficult times and have to make adjustments to survive. How they make those adjustments and how they characterize them will do much to determine whether readers support or object to them. Forthrightness is essential. More on this later/ The Ombudsman , News Is A Conversation.
Question: Is the SR candid enough re: what’s going on inside the paper?
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