Senior editors at the Los Angeles Times met earlier this week to decide in three days what three years will hold in store.
Kevin Roderick at L.A. Observed posted an email from Editor in Chief Russ Stanton that outlines the roadmap cooked up during the conference.
Though the proof will be in the execution, it looks like the Times is laying the right path for becoming a new kind of media organization. The question, of course, is will these changes bring in badly needed revenue?
Those who blog conscientiously know this already, but it’s worth bringing up this excellent post from Mindy McAdams.
Today, OC Register science columnist Gary Robbins spoke at a panel about blogging during the Future of Science Journalism Symposium.
In addition to writing about things his local audience can actually see and experience for themselves, Robbins times his Sciencedude posts to have the most impact:
The idea that “people will find it†is a vestige of the old journalism, Robbins said — no, they won’t find it, unless you play it correctly.
Therefore, it pays to know your metrics. Any site that doesn’t let its producers see Web traffic is wasting opportunities to tailor its content for maximum traffic, which translates, of course, into money. Think about that.