Pretty good stuff, the American Journalism Review story about "changing the architecture" of newsrooms -- http://ajr.org/Article.asp?id=4402. It's a pretty serious piece of journalism so a lot of juicy stuff inside, including circulation-to-news staff ratios. Turns out, the Merc is the leanest in terms of circulation vs. news room staff of the ones looked at (the ones making radical changes -- translation: slashing staffing levels and going digital in a serious way), and according to rumors is going to get leaner.Atlanta Journal Constitution: 360,000 circulation vs. 435 News StaffMercury News: 230,000 circulation vs. 200 News StaffTampa Tribune: 218,000 circulation vs. 270 News StaffDeMoines Register: 150,000 circulation vs. 195 News StaffWilmington News Journal: 115,000 circulation vs. 138 News StaffDoes anyone remember an AJR story about the optimal ratio of circulation vs. news staff?
Friday, October 19, 2007
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