I'm pleased to let everyone know that in early June, I'll become the editor of Southwest Journal. I'll keep editing Skyway News as well. It's a big challenge, but I'm thrilled with the chance to cover news in my SW backyard and keep the Downtown beat I've really come to relish.
I plan to keep Southwest reporters covering their SW neighborhoods and Skyway reporters (of which there will soon be more than one!) focused on Downtown. However, there are many city issues that stretch beyond the respective papers' boundaries. By having all the reporters under one editor, I can do a better job of coordination, deploying reporters with less duplication and tailoring broad issue stories to our two coverage areas. Hopefully, the - dare I say it? - synergy will free up reporters to do more and/or better pieces to serve the residents of this city. In any change, someone leaves, and I want to tip my digital cap to Jayne Solinger, who is about as classy as any journalist I've had the pleasure to meet. Like most of us, Jayne came here because she loves public-service and community journalism. She loved it so much she made the leap from TV to print, but has decided to leap back. Quitting in the summertime to recharge one's batteries also has a certain allure. Jayne's decision set the other balls in motion. Jayne will be staying through early June as we make the transition. My first solo issue will be June 24. The Journal has a hard-won and well-deserved reputation for integrity, fairness and detailed reporting, built through owners Janis Hall and Terry Gahan, editors Mark Anderson, Linda Picone, and Jayne, and countless excellent reporters. I plan no major changes coming in, beyond combining our staffs to produce the best coverage. I'm open to any feedback readers have about Southwest Journal, or Skyway News for that matter. Since I'll continue Southwest's tradition of editorials, you might read a few less of my opinions here. But I'll keep on managing Mpls-Issues; the nice thing about my new job is that I can extend my own passion for community involvement and public information a little further. David Brauer King Field _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
