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Newsroom Structure at The Post

Newsroom Structure at The Post. Online Journalism Symposium / March 30, 2007. The print and web newsrooms remain separate, both organizationally and physically.

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Newsroom Structure at The Post

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  1. Newsroom Structure at The Post Online Journalism Symposium / March 30, 2007

  2. The print and web newsrooms remain separate, both organizationally and physically. The CEO of Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive (WPNI), Caroline Little, reports to Don Graham, as does Bo Jones, the publisher of The Washington Post. Washingtonpost.com’s newsroom is in Arlington, Va.; the print newsroom is in downtown D.C. The Washington Post / washingtonpost.com

  3. 1995: Absolutely none 1996: Slightly more than none 1997: “What the hell is Digital Ink?” 1999: “You lost how much money last year?” 2000: “See, the web was just a fad.” 2001: 9/11 starts to change things 2003: Continuous news desk formed 2007: CND partially disbanded; web editor model introduced A History of Cross-Platform Communication at The Post

  4. Web site has developed its own culture and DNA, and is freer to try new things because of independence. The responsibility of building up our Web audience and revenue base lies with folks with long careers in Web journalism. The responsibility for addressing print circulation and revenue issues lies with folks with long careers in print journalism. Advantages

  5. Communication between the newsrooms is complicated by being in different buildings. Our independence sometimes leads to conflicting priorities and tension, i.e. comments on articles, home page play, etc. Print newsroom staffers don’t always feel like they have a dog in the hunt, even though we’re all on the same team. Disadvantages

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