Record #:

27369

Author(s):

Yeoman, Barry

Abstract:

Durham’s two newspapers have merged into the Herald-Sun to provide the city with a higher quality and more relevant newspaper. The priority is local news and to watch the money local officials spend. Editors say the merger will free up reporters to produce in-depth and investigative journalism, but reporters disagree. The paper has issued a two story per day quota to reporters which is contributing to low employee morale and might prompt reporters to pick easy stories to report on versus more challenging ones.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 3, Jan. 16-22 1991, p8-9

Subject(s):

Newspaper publishing--Durham; Herald-Sun (Durham); Newspapers--Durham