Shedding Stars
Maybe The News & Observer can cut its way to survival, but the hemorrhage of great journalistic talent is disheartening to readers and probably demoralizing to the newsroom.
The latest losses include familiar reporters and a photographer and lesser-known editors who have kept the place together and the quality high against all odds: Jane Stancill, David Menconi, Chuck Liddy, John Murawski, Craig Jarvis, Thomasi McDonald, Steve Ruinsky, Eric Frederick and Mary Cornatzer.
The newsroom staff once numbered around 250. Now it’s down to 40.
While the newsroom shrinks, I hear more and more friends – including people deeply involved in politics, government and civic affairs – say that even a digital subscription isn’t worth the money.
We’re losing the lifeblood of our democracy and our society. Can we stop the bleeding?
Shedding Stars
Maybe The News & Observer can cut its way to survival, but the hemorrhage of great journalistic talent is disheartening to readers and probably demoralizing to the newsroom.
The latest losses include familiar reporters and a photographer and lesser-known editors who have kept the place together and the quality high against all odds: Jane Stancill, David Menconi, Chuck Liddy, John Murawski, Craig Jarvis, Thomasi McDonald, Steve Ruinsky, Eric Frederick and Mary Cornatzer.
The newsroom staff once numbered around 250. Now it’s down to 40.
While the newsroom shrinks, I hear more and more friends – including people deeply involved in politics, government and civic affairs – say that even a digital subscription isn’t worth the money.
We’re losing the lifeblood of our democracy and our society. Can we stop the bleeding?