[http://www.editorsweblog.org/analysis/2007/01/integrated_newsrooms_pa...]
[Keyword: journalism, online journalism]. In the first of a promised
three-part series, Editors Weblog looks at the new 'multimedia hub'
newsroom of the Daily Telegraph. Unfortunately, it reads a bit fluffy,
complete with a riding-into-the-sunset final paragraph:"[Rhidian Wynn
Davies, Consulting Editor of The Telegraph] says simply “we couldn’t do
what we do now in the old structure”. [Edward Roussel, Digital Editor
at The Telegraph] explains a little further “Everyone is on one floor
and no-one can hide away in their office – there aren’t any. It
improves communication. I don’t think anyone would want to go back to
how it was. It’s such a dynamic environment now, we have short sharp
meetings where decisions are made quickly rather than hour long
arranged meetings. Before people didn’t communicate. Now those that
aren’t good at communicating are forced to. There is no question that
it works a lot better and the quality of the content is higher”"Save
this story on del.icio.us / Digg this storyPaul Bradshaw lectures on
the Journalism degree at UCE Birmingham media department. He writes a
number of blogs including the Online Journalism Blog, Interactive PR
and Web and New Media

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