The demand for greater immediacy has some print traditionalists a bit nervous, to say the least. And for good reason. Many argue this multi-media new age places credibility at greater risk because the layers of editing and coverage that have long been the cornerstone of newspapers are weakened. The need to get information out ahead of your competitors and through the most expedient medium will hurt accuracy and fairness, some say. Think about it.
Credibility is a monumental concern as things stand now.
That's the real challenge - to embrace different mediums for delivering the news without sacrificing the core standards that govern any good newspaper's work. Today's and tomorrow's ideal journalist will, yes, need to be Web wise and need to write faster than traditional print journalists. In the larger picture, at Florida Today you can expect improvements to the daily newspaper that reflect new strategies to meet changes in our readership. For example, more news to help readers cope - with health problems, managing money, utilizing technology and building stronger relationships. Coverage will increasingly reach out to different segments of our communities, such as teens, seniors, diverse groups and others.