MADISON, Wis. – The publishers of the Wisconsin State Journal and The Capital Times will cut up to 15 newsroom jobs and consolidate some functions of the two newspapers.
The publishers announced the moves Thursday.
Staff members in both newsrooms were offered voluntary buyouts, but if not enough people take them there will be layoffs before the Sept. 30 end of Capital Newspapers’ fiscal year.
Also, the two newsrooms will merge staff members into combined departments for features, sports, photography and multimedia to gain efficiencies.
The newspapers will continue to independently produce news and opinion on the Web and in print. Breaking news is already done in collaboration between the two newsrooms.
Are newspapers doomed? I am not so sure. I once heard that TV would eliminate radio, that FM would eliminate AM, and that cable would supercede broadcast TV. None of those have occurred so why should I believe that newspapers are finished?
Improvise, Adapt, Modify, Overcome… where have I heard that before?
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