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Moderator1: Hi everybody. This is Tim Cavanaugh. We've got Jim Newton for the hour.
Jim Newton: Hi everyone. Looking forward to your questions.
insanity: I feel your opinion section is very disorganized. Articles headings are repeated within the page. Also, there needs to be a section for local politics, and more emphasis on local politics. That would include issues such as traffic, development, local politicians, etc, which really are not addressed adequately in the LA Times opinion section.
Jim Newton: I'm not sure I agree with you regarding our design and organization, which I generally find appealing, though with some room for improvement. As to local politics, I agree that we can be doing more, and we will be. As you may know, that's my background, and I'm happy to be able to bring some of that to these pages.
joseph mailander: hello, room
brady westwater: First, welcome to the Dark Side of the paper from the newsroom!
Jim Newton: Hi Brady, nice to be with you in this forum.
lausdparents: I was wondering if you HAD a darkside there...
TrojanFan: Hi Mr. Newton: Obviously editorial writing requires a certain amount of experience in journalism, but has the Times ever considered courting younger writers to appeal to the under 30s crowd? I'm 22 and a loyal op-ed reader, but I feel like there is no one I can relate to on the Times' pages.
lausdparents: appreciate this opportunity.
Jim Newton: Dear TrojanFan, The answer is yes, we are very much in search of ways to write for younger readers. Sometimes that may be by recruiting younger writers; other times, it's by broader and thoughtful story selection. We'd welcome your suggestions.
cag4: Hey Jim,First off: Congratulations on the new position, you are a great choice and I'm eager to see what you do with the editorial/op-ed portion of the Times.Second: Your bio fails to mention that you've recently completed the difinitive biography of Chief Justice Earl Warren, a fabulous book that even non-Court junkies (like me) will find hard to put down.Third: I'd love to hear your plans for the Editorial/Op-ed section... I read the NYTimes editorial section daily and feel strongly that there is an opportunity to create something equivalent with a left-coast bent, although a national reach, particular with topic areas like the environment, entertainment, urban/suburban life, etc.ThanksCharles Gillespie in San Diego
Jim Newton: Dear CAG4, Thank you for your kind note, especially regarding my book. Regarding my plans for Editorial and Op-Ed, they're frankly still forming. I'd like us to convey the sense that we are taking stock of the world, day in and day out, from the perspective of Southern California. That may mean a slightly richer mix of local material, but more importantly a feeling that we're putting these pages together here and looking out at the world from the vantage point of LA.
joseph mailander: Does it help or hurt the paper when people at the Times forward Times' emails to bloggers "outside the tent"?
Jim Newton: Dear Mr. Mailander, Well, I'm hardly one to complain about leaks or free speech, so I'm inclined to say that The Times benefits by being part of a wide-open media environment. It isn't always easy, though.
brady westwater: To begin with I am one of the few who thinks the LA TImes is - finally - moving in the right direction when it comes to be a Los Angeles paper. I also think the editorial page is the best written editorial page in the country, even when I disagree with it. But...
brady westwater: The op-ed page stillhas too many columns that belong in oher parts of the paper, too many columns that simply are not of interest to the readers of the paper. So I , too, would like to know what changes you propose.
TrojanFan: Agreed, Brady. I love Joel Stein to death, but 99 percent of the time it's not an op-ed column
Jim Newton: Dear Brady, I can promise you that we're thinking about all of that. It's worth remembering that our readership is very broad, so what's of interest to some readers is frankly uninteresting to others. That said, we're always examining the mix, and I'm open to changing it.
insanity: No disrespect, Mr. Newton, but the opinion page is redundant. For example, today the same article is featured twice online as "Bush's dead-end presidency" and "Dead-ender presidency." The overall layout is very poor.
Jim Newton: Hi everyone. Looking forward to your questions.
insanity: I feel your opinion section is very disorganized. Articles headings are repeated within the page. Also, there needs to be a section for local politics, and more emphasis on local politics. That would include issues such as traffic, development, local politicians, etc, which really are not addressed adequately in the LA Times opinion section.
Jim Newton: I'm not sure I agree with you regarding our design and organization, which I generally find appealing, though with some room for improvement. As to local politics, I agree that we can be doing more, and we will be. As you may know, that's my background, and I'm happy to be able to bring some of that to these pages.
joseph mailander: hello, room
brady westwater: First, welcome to the Dark Side of the paper from the newsroom!
Jim Newton: Hi Brady, nice to be with you in this forum.
lausdparents: I was wondering if you HAD a darkside there...
TrojanFan: Hi Mr. Newton: Obviously editorial writing requires a certain amount of experience in journalism, but has the Times ever considered courting younger writers to appeal to the under 30s crowd? I'm 22 and a loyal op-ed reader, but I feel like there is no one I can relate to on the Times' pages.
lausdparents: appreciate this opportunity.
Jim Newton: Dear TrojanFan, The answer is yes, we are very much in search of ways to write for younger readers. Sometimes that may be by recruiting younger writers; other times, it's by broader and thoughtful story selection. We'd welcome your suggestions.
cag4: Hey Jim,First off: Congratulations on the new position, you are a great choice and I'm eager to see what you do with the editorial/op-ed portion of the Times.Second: Your bio fails to mention that you've recently completed the difinitive biography of Chief Justice Earl Warren, a fabulous book that even non-Court junkies (like me) will find hard to put down.Third: I'd love to hear your plans for the Editorial/Op-ed section... I read the NYTimes editorial section daily and feel strongly that there is an opportunity to create something equivalent with a left-coast bent, although a national reach, particular with topic areas like the environment, entertainment, urban/suburban life, etc.ThanksCharles Gillespie in San Diego
Jim Newton: Dear CAG4, Thank you for your kind note, especially regarding my book. Regarding my plans for Editorial and Op-Ed, they're frankly still forming. I'd like us to convey the sense that we are taking stock of the world, day in and day out, from the perspective of Southern California. That may mean a slightly richer mix of local material, but more importantly a feeling that we're putting these pages together here and looking out at the world from the vantage point of LA.
joseph mailander: Does it help or hurt the paper when people at the Times forward Times' emails to bloggers "outside the tent"?
Jim Newton: Dear Mr. Mailander, Well, I'm hardly one to complain about leaks or free speech, so I'm inclined to say that The Times benefits by being part of a wide-open media environment. It isn't always easy, though.
brady westwater: To begin with I am one of the few who thinks the LA TImes is - finally - moving in the right direction when it comes to be a Los Angeles paper. I also think the editorial page is the best written editorial page in the country, even when I disagree with it. But...
brady westwater: The op-ed page stillhas too many columns that belong in oher parts of the paper, too many columns that simply are not of interest to the readers of the paper. So I , too, would like to know what changes you propose.
TrojanFan: Agreed, Brady. I love Joel Stein to death, but 99 percent of the time it's not an op-ed column
Jim Newton: Dear Brady, I can promise you that we're thinking about all of that. It's worth remembering that our readership is very broad, so what's of interest to some readers is frankly uninteresting to others. That said, we're always examining the mix, and I'm open to changing it.
insanity: No disrespect, Mr. Newton, but the opinion page is redundant. For example, today the same article is featured twice online as "Bush's dead-end presidency" and "Dead-ender presidency." The overall layout is very poor.
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