Is this really Mike Wilson’s first interview since he came to the paper, in February? I think it is. Feels to me like it is. That’s the future of journalism, friends. If I’m wrong, just tell me in the comments. (I’m kidding about this. (No, I’m not.))
Anyway, Wilson did a Q&A with Richard Parker for the Columbia Journalism Review. The FrontBurnervian who pointed me to this said something alarmist about how Wilson said journalists are salespeople. And that is the thrust of the headline, which reads: “Dallas Morning News editor: ‘We are all salespeople now.’ ” Sure, sure. But here’s the quote in context: “[W]e all need to be better at building audience online. We are all salespeople now.” The rest of what Wilson had to say similarly makes sense.
UPDATE (12:19) — Two people who I guess don’t want to bother registering with our new Disqus comment-moderation system have sent word that KERA actually got Wilson first, back in May. Listen!
