Dear newspapers: "You don’t transform from broken"

That's how Steve Buttry quotes his boss, Journal Register Co. CEO John Paton, on the challenges facing the newspaper business. Another Paton quote: "Stop listening to newspaper people" on the future of newspapers. Buttry uses those comments as a springboard to his own list of tips for journalists making the transition from traditional reporter to digital reporter. Among them: Look for mentors, including those who are younger than you.

June 19, 2011

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