Changing the newsroom culture: A four-year case study of organizational development at the St. Louis post-dispatch

From: Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly | Date: July 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

This longitudinal case study of change at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch measured newsroom employee perceptions of organizational development, newsroom restructuring (from beats to teams), and public journalism during Cole C. Campbell's tenure as editor, 1996-2000. Results indicate initial optimism about change faded within a year. Over the course of the study, respondents failed to see a connection between change initiatives and producing a better newspaper. Journalists did not experience empowerment associated with team-based systems.

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