Wave of the future for PNJ

The Chicago Tribune is cutting back to just three sections: News, Life and Sports (Read more). PNJ could probably go with two, combining its tiny Sports section with the Life section. It appears the focus of the daily paper is the website and its tabloids – Pensacola Business Journal, Bella, Home & Garden, etc.

Strange times for daily newspapers. Making money has taken priority over new coverage. The Independent News could always use more advertising and we are up in revenue about 25%, but we start our day worrying about how are going to investigate this problem or cover this story.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”