I heard about the future of journalism today. David Ledford, vice president/news and executive editor of the The News Journal in Delaware, gave a presentation this afternoon on how his newsroom is transforming itself to meet the demands of a tech-savvy world. The changes he outlined were many. They included: restructuring the newsroom to better accommodate the online edition of The News Journal; changing the philosophy of the workspace from newsroom to "information center", a place where news and resources are compiled in a 24-7 environment and are easily accessible online; training his staff to know how to publish on the Web; distributing news in several platforms via mobile devices, the Internet and print.
I came away impressed with what he spoke about and felt excited about what lies ahead for journalism on the Internet.
-- Brian Aguilar, Summer 2007 Scholar, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., and University of California-Berkeley
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