Year later, change still afoot as Cap Times, other newspapers transition to Web

Noted: UW-Madison Journalism Professor Sue Robinson has been interviewing Cap Times employees, researching how papers are transforming themselves for the Web and what that means for traditional journalism. The interviews are confidential, but Robinson says staffers have been “grappling with brand-new beats and skill sets during a time of industry-wide strife and upheaval.” Amid a lot of quick-hit press-release and police-blotter items, reporters are “spending more time on longer depth pieces, going more narrow and deeper.” At the same time, many are blogging as well, creating a more informal kind of journalism. Video and other online features are added to the mix.