In July The Oregonian’s Breaking News Manager Jerry Casey joined AM:PM PR for a Speakeasy to talk about working at newspapers and how the business has changed since he joined The Oregonian news staff in 1999.
 
Changes at the paper have been a hot topic among journalists, ex journalists and PR professionals during the past several years.
 
Most recently we’ve heard of the paper closing its printing plant. This is in addition to several stories during the past five years that have reported on hundreds of layoffs.
 
So what is going on around there?
 
Without much context the layoffs can seem quite callous, but are these changes simply the result of new technologies that drive consumers to access media on smartphones, tablets and computers as opposed to traditional print newspapers?
 
In this podcast, Jerry provides some interesting insight into the transformation of the newspaper industry during the past 16 years.

AM:PM PR Podcast: Oregonian's Breaking News Manager

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