Where Have The Editors Gone?



Ann Arbor Journal
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Page 1-A (cover page)

 Quality Continues Downward Spiral
The press, especially the traditional press, continues to loose out to rich media formats - not only in revenues, but apparently in talent also.

A recent publication in the Ann Arbor, MI region painfully pointed this out last week.

The Ann Arbor Journal, a weekly newspaper published by Heritage Newspapers, underscores the question: "where are the editors, where are the proof-readers, where are the fact finders?"

A front page article in its Feb. 16th edition, "City talks sustainable uses of land," features a layout template meant to flag information for editors to complete. They actually published the paper with "Subhead goes here, typically three decks."