The newspaper business is undergoing some drastic and painful changes that are unlike almost anything its experienced in the past. Readership across the industry is down, as are ad revenues, and almost daily we hear of major layoff announcements from the major dailies and newspaper chains.
Gannett, for instance, announced earlier this week that they were slashing payroll, which comes on the heels of cuts at Newhouse’s New Jersey papers and the announcement that Newsday would be shedding staff. Staff cuts are expected to hit other outlets — and we are not immune.
Without going into details, the Princeton Packet Group has undertaken a reorganization of its news operation that will change the way we do things but not our focus on local news.
As part of this reorganization, I am relinquishing my responsibilities as managing editor of the South Brunswick Post and The Cranbury Press to become the online editor for the group. John Saccenti, who has been news editor for the past eight years will be taking charge of the paper.
For newspapers, the Web is no longer just a nice adjunct to what we do, but is fast becoming our best tool for getting information out quickly. Some publications — such as the Madison Capital-Times— have cut back from daily publication and put more resources into their Web sites.
My goal in taking over as online editor will be to bulk up our Web presence — on our new portal site, CentralJersey.com — and to take advantage of the many technological advances that have occured in recent years that have allowed readers to become citizen journalists.
I encourage readers from central New Jersey to take part in this new experiment by become active participants in what we do.
My new number is 609-924-3244, ext. 139. My e-mail — hkalet@pacpub.com — will remain the same.
Hank Kalet 
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