LA Times editor: Web is primary vehicle for news

Cory Bergman January 24th, 2007

New LA Times Editor James E. O’Shea unveiled a major web initiative on the heels of a report conducted by the paper’s own journalists that found the newsroom to be “web stupid.” Among the findings of the report: lack of leadership, too few web employees (18), slow response time by Tribune Interactive to their needs and “creaky” technology. O’Shea told the newsroom that they should view the web as the primary vehicle for news, and that an increased emphasis on the web will happen without extra funding. “We will need to divert some resources to this effort at a time when no one is going to give us any more resources,” O’Shea said. “If anything, we might be looking at less.” Great points all around, and not just for newspapers.