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Topic: Memos Sent to Romenesko
Date/Time: 4/16/2009 9:17:23 AM
Title: Major reorganization at Washington Post
Posted By: Jim Romenesko
 
From: Marcus Brauchli
Sent: 04/16/2009 09:01 AM EDT
Subject: Announcement on Restructuring

To the staff:

Today, we are beginning a reorganization to create new reporting groups, streamline editing desks and anticipate the impending integration of our print and digital news operations.

The changes reinforce our longstanding belief in great reporting and
writing as the vital center of The Post’s journalism. We want to empower
journalists and encourage them to work across departments and platforms. In addition, we want to simplify the handling of words, pages, images and new media, building on the prescient move to “two-touch” editing under Len and Phil. Decisions about space and play must happen faster, both in print and online, and in a way that pulls together our now-separate newsrooms. A single editor ultimately ought to be able to oversee all versions of a story, whether it appears in print, online or on a BlackBerry or iPhone. Space in the newspaper and editing firepower in general should be allocated based on a day’s news priorities, not a predetermined formula.

These changes will alter the way we do things, but they will not affect the
commitment to journalistic depth, authority and excellence that has defined The Post. Just the reverse: We think these steps will help us to adapt more easily to the economic and technological challenges that face us, while preserving the best of our traditions and values.

Key Personnel Changes:

In keeping with our strategic focus on serving readers in and interested in Washington, we will put most news reporters under two senior editors, a National Editor and a Local Editor. Much first-line editing, copyediting
and production will occur on a new Universal News Desk under another senior editor. Together with the executive editor, the managing editors and the deputy managing editor, these people will form the core leadership of them newsroom.

* Kevin Merida, now Assistant Managing Editor for National News, will become National Editor.

* Emilio Garcia-Ruiz, now Assistant Managing Editor for Sports and Weekend Editor, will become Local Editor.

* Sandy Sugawara, now Assistant Managing Editor for Business, will become Editor of the Universal Desk. /CONTINUED

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