Times-Picayune Editor on Commitment Amid Cutbacks

Name: Times-Picayune Editor on Commitment Amid Cutbacks
Uploaded: 2012-06-13T22:00:00Z
Duration: P647S
Description: After 175 years, one of the nation's oldest daily newspapers -- The Times-Picayune -- announced Tuesday that 200 staff members would lose their jobs this fall. Judy Woodruff, Times-Picayune Editor Jim Amoss, New York Time's David Carr discuss the paper's shift to an online focus and how New Orleans just became the largest U.S. metro without a daily.

Clip: Season 2012 | 10m 47s

After 175 years, one of the nation's oldest daily newspapers -- The Times-Picayune -- announced Tuesday that 200 staff members would lose their jobs this fall. Judy Woodruff, Times-Picayune Editor Jim Amoss, New York Time's David Carr discuss the paper's shift to an online focus and how New Orleans just became the largest U.S. metro without a daily.

Aired: 06/13/12

Rating: NR

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