KNS Editor Jack McElroy Announces Newspaper Overhaul

There's some big changes coming to the Knoxville News Sentinel, writes editor Jack McElroy in his knoxnews.com blog, the Upfront Page:

A week ago, the News Sentinel was forced to reduce its workforce because of the economic situation. Next week, readers will see changes in the newspaper itself.

Some of these change, too, are intended to reduce costs. Like other newspapers, we have been affected by sharply rising expenses, altered advertising patterns and the overall slowdown in the economy. During this time of transition, we want to do everything we can to produce a newspaper that is affordable as well as readable.

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The biggest change will be in Monday's paper. The start of the week will feature a quick-read edition in two sections, News and Sports, as well as classified advertising.

The "A" section will combine national and local news, with emphasis on local. The weather charts will move to Page A2, and the obituaries will appear in the back of the section. The section also will include our editorials and letters to the editor.

The "B" section will be Sports, including comprehensive reports on the weekend's games. At the back of the section will be the movie ads, TV listings, comics and puzzles.