Archive for the ‘Execution is everything’ Category

What newsrooms can learn from sports departments

In my last post, I urged newspaper staffs to pick up the pace. Since I’d like this blog to offer ideas at least as often as it points out problems (hopefully more often), here’s one thing every newspaper can do today to move forward and make some progress during these challenging times (at least on […]

Newspapers: welcome to ‘the new normal’

Lost Remote calls it “the same sad song, different sad verse.” I call it “the new normal.” Staffing levels fluctuate at businesses all the time. Those who work in the newspaper industry and avoided this operational reality for so long should be thankful for their good fortune. But this is how the world works. I […]

News organizations need entrepreneurs

I’ve long argued that the news industry’s current economic crisis is due in large part to a lack of R&D. It’s not in the DNA. For too many decades, the products didn’t change and the profits rolled in. Now, entrepreneurial journalism is working to fill that void. In the recent issue of Inc. magazine, William […]

Patience and passion: Getting ready for ‘go time’

I’m officially on “the countdown” with my day job at The News Tribune. If I work through September part-time (as is the current plan) then I have something like 12 days left at the paper after this week. So this decision to branch out on my own is getting very real. Which makes me excited […]