Sacramento to launch redesign

Here's a peek at the new look. And here, is what the editor has to say about it.

Late page of the week

I loved this Fresno page from July 8, but failed to post it until now. But here it is:

Newspaper cuts: a visual representation

Erica Smith, an excellent news designer at the St. Louis Dispatch has mapped 2008 newspaper cuts, totally nearly 6,000 layoffs and buyouts. CHECK IT OUT

This is a grim report, but it has a lot more impact than listing buyout and layoff announcements one at a time. It appears she updates the map ... well, frequently.

As Andrew Zahler of the Spokesman-Review points out:

"First, this map is more affecting than the daily reports on Romanesko or a simple number. Which is another example of why multimedia just makes information crackle."