The Chicago Tribune has a new senior manager: #

The Chicago Tribune has named Bill Adee associate managing editor for innovation, a new position that will help shape editorial Internet initiatives, prepare the newsroom for an increasingly digital future and spearhead the newspaper’s efforts to produce quality journalism online. #

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As the associate managing editor for innovation, Adee will oversee a restructured editorial department merging the multi-media staff and the 24- hour continuous news desk and supervise all online news and feature operations. #

Notice the changes within the newsroom? I’ve maintained that college media organizations need to bump their “online editor” position higher in the management org chart. It shows a commitment to taking the new media world seriously. #

via Jeff Jarvis #

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