Posts Tagged ‘The News & Observer’
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,…
Read MoreClicking on the N&O
My print-free experiment with The News & Observer is clicking along well. Still, like any loyal reader, I’ve got some bones to pick. First the good news. Even though I don’t get the paper in my driveway anymore, I still read it most mornings. I click on the website’s E-edition, then flip through the pages…
Read MoreShould I renew the N&O?
I can’t believe I’m even asking. I grew up with the N&O. When I was a year old, my parents moved here from Hertford County so my Dad could take a job in the N&O composing room. When I was 16, I went to work in the newsroom as a copyboy. I stayed there 10…
Read MoreWhy does my newspaper tell me why my Facebook feed is full of clues about finding painted rocks?
Because this is journalism today. And The News & Observer’s owners are desperately searching for a way to survive. So the rumor is that a lot of big names are leaving the N&O. And a lot of big changes are coming. The biggest change: Reporters will be evaluated by their clicks. By how many online…
Read MoreNews shrinkage
The N&O is again shrinking its print edition, just as it is again shedding news and editorial staff. Of more concern: the N&O’s role as the go-to source of political news in North Carolina is shrinking. As I recall from this morning’s paper, there will be only two sections a couple of days a week.…
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