Roy Greenslade: whole editorial board quits NJ Star-Ledger
November 26th, 2008Posted by Judith Townend in Editors' pick
A paper known for its online innovation, like John Hassell's Expoding Newsroom, now sees its entire editorial board leave.
Greenslade reports via FollowTheMedia that the entire editorial board - except for the cartoonist - have accepted redundancy terms at New Jersey's Star-Ledger.
"The board (who are responsible for the comment and opinion pages) are among 151 editorial staff, about 45 per cent of the newsroom, leaving the paper," Greenslade reports. Full story...
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