Comments on: Positive developments in Los Angeles? http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2008/positive-developments-in-los-angeles/ Notes from the classroom and observations about today's practice of journalism online Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:18:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Pat Thornton http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2008/positive-developments-in-los-angeles/#comment-8153 Pat Thornton Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:24:24 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2008/positive-developments-in-los-angeles/#comment-8153 It looks like the Times made the right decision to go with Stanton instead of that other, much older guy they were also consider. A lot of the old timers in the newsroom didn't want to go with Stanton because he hadn't "paid his dues." Whatever that means. A paper like the Times needed a big shakeup. It's clear that most newsrooms would strongly benefit from the shake up a hire like Stanton can provide. Can you imagine having an editor in chief who came from the Web side?!?! That's just crazy talk. I really like how the Times is hiring a full-time instructor. That's a very forward-thinking decision, and it's the kind of decision that could quickly turn the Times around. I'm trying to get my paper to institute some new blogs, specifically a breaking news blog and a page one blog (a blog to discuss which stories are on the docket for the day). It looks like the Times made the right decision to go with Stanton instead of that other, much older guy they were also consider.

A lot of the old timers in the newsroom didn’t want to go with Stanton because he hadn’t “paid his dues.” Whatever that means. A paper like the Times needed a big shakeup.

It’s clear that most newsrooms would strongly benefit from the shake up a hire like Stanton can provide. Can you imagine having an editor in chief who came from the Web side?!?! That’s just crazy talk.

I really like how the Times is hiring a full-time instructor. That’s a very forward-thinking decision, and it’s the kind of decision that could quickly turn the Times around.

I’m trying to get my paper to institute some new blogs, specifically a breaking news blog and a page one blog (a blog to discuss which stories are on the docket for the day).

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