Be generous with praise. Get out of your office and into the newsroom. Newspapers nationwide have felt the impact of lagging advertising revenues and rising newsprint costs.
Financial pressures can cause tension in the newsroom.
It's important for newsrooms to do their best work. They argued that editors need to tell their staffs how they feel about financial problems in the industry. Be honest and open. At the same time, Ms. Cook said, sometimes editors focus on cutbacks so much that they don't discuss anything else with their staff. This is behind us and let's move on.