Tampa lays out its reorganized newroom

I’ve been on a kick with reading newsroom reorganization strategies lately, and Media General’s Tampa news outlets join my list of those who aren’t afraid to shake things up.

Read the full post here.

I am encouraged to see a focus on local news and the inclusion of watchdog and data teams.

The post poses the question that comes along with any talk of restructuring a newsroom, and I think gets to the heart of a problem faced by newsrooms across the country:

The obvious question that springs to mind is: is this new system going to work? Can a newsroom compensate for staff cuts and diminishing resources by reorganising?

The post gives plenty of details about the reasoning behind the new structure. Check it out.

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