Abstract
George Sylvie and Peter Gade (2009). Changes in News Work: Implications
for Newsroom Managers, Journal of Media Business Studies, 6(1):113-148.
Key Words: management, tasks, organization, processes, newsroom
This article explores managerial changes at two basic levels, i.e., the task of managing
and the resulting impact on the role of management. It begins by discussing the coming
convergence, digitization, and industry change that directly impact the newsroom. The
authors then deduce the main, functional shifts that will occur in the central management
duties as well as the transitional skills that newsroom managers will need to develop.
More importantly, it sets the stage for examining new roles and attitudes that newsroom
managers and their organizations will find strategically and tactically essential—if
somewhat cumbersome and not all together welcome.
George Sylvie and Peter Gade (2009). Changes in News Work: Implications
for Newsroom Managers, Journal of Media Business Studies, 6(1):113-148.
Key Words: management, tasks, organization, processes, newsroom
This article explores managerial changes at two basic levels, i.e., the task of managing
and the resulting impact on the role of management. It begins by discussing the coming
convergence, digitization, and industry change that directly impact the newsroom. The
authors then deduce the main, functional shifts that will occur in the central management
duties as well as the transitional skills that newsroom managers will need to develop.
More importantly, it sets the stage for examining new roles and attitudes that newsroom
managers and their organizations will find strategically and tactically essential—if
somewhat cumbersome and not all together welcome.
