C.S. Monitor prepares for web, print changes

The Christian Science Monitor, which will publish its last print edition on March 27, is currently in the midst of transitioning to a web-first news model, as well as preparing to launch a weekend-only magazine supplement to the website.
Rick Edmonds of Poynter Online posted a conversation today with the Monitor‘s John Yemma about the transition and the future of the paper. In it, Yemma talks about how the news approach is changing:

“It is both an exciting time, and honestly one of some apprehension in the newsroom. Like everyone, we’ve had staff reductions (about 20 percent from last year’s budgeted level), most of which we captured via attrition and voluntary departures. The unknowns of the Web and questions about whether fast, responsive metrics-oriented journalism fits with our journalistic culture of thoughtful perspective abound. No one has answers to these questions, and I’m not pretending I do.

Among Yemma’s talking points was the idea that the Monitor was working on changing its mindset from a daily publication to a more continuously-update online one, as well as a more magazine-oriented approach on the weekends.

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