Thursday, February 28, 2008

Globe downsizes, spares Boston.com

The Boston Globe has announced another round of reductions as the business model for newspapers continues to deteriorate. But, in something of a silver lining, publisher Steve Ainsley says Boston.com will be spared. Obviously the online component is where the Globe's future will be, as we could see with Emily Sweeney's visit to our class yesterday.

Tough times for journalists — but if you can develop your social-networking, blogging and multimedia skills, you'll be in far better shape for what comes next.

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