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Newspapers: Committing Heresy or Making Smart Business Moves?
June 10th, 2008 at 1:50 pm

The New York Times reported yesterday that the The Los Angeles Times has made plans to transfer control of its monthly magazine from its newsroom to its business operations and replace their magazine’s entire editorial staff. And, this past month, the Chicago Tribune joined other major newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and USA Today in selling front page advertising. Will this shift jeopardize journalistic integrity? Or, are these smart business moves that will help keep newspapers afloat?

More on the Future of News:

FRONTLINE: Newswar: A Special four-part investigation into the future of news–watch full episode online.

MEDIASHIFT : State of Investigative Reporting at Newspapers, Broadcasting

EXPOSE: Watch interview with James O’Shea, former executive editor of the Los Angeles Times, about the changing nature of the newspaper industry.

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6/10/08 :: 3:03 pm
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[...] ChamberPost wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe New York Times reported yesterday that the The Los Angeles Times has made plans to transfer control of its monthly magazine from its newsroom to its business operations and replace their magazine’s entire editorial staff. … [...]

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