Managing reporters in the new Internet era

A few weeks ago, longtime Cleveland Plain Dealer sports editor Roy Hewitt told me that the Internet-driven, information-demanding era we face today is good for the journalism profession. “It keeps us from being lazy,” Hewitt said.
Salt Lake Tribune managing editor Michael Anastasi shared similar thoughts as he discussed the changing nature of reporting and managing reporters in this new era. The current first vice president and incoming president of the APSE talked about how Twitter, blogging and everything in between now require reporters to be on the job constantly.
Anastasi said that this also changes the nature of managing reporters from the newsroom. Not only are editors responsible for managing and editing the constant online content produced by reporters, they now have to manage the schedules of reporters to make sure they don't burn out and are able to effectively handle the workload. He noted how NBA reporters now will take breaks from reporting during the season - something that would be unheard of even a few years ago.

There definitely isn't room to be lazy anymore, that's for sure.