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The article examines how U.S. newspapers restructure and refine roles to keep up with the fast-changing landscape of news gathering, processing, selling and dissemination. It observes that the newspapers' organizational chart is morphing, pulled and stretched in new directions by economics, technology, consumer preferences and a timely collision of new media and old media. It also narrates how publishers centralize and share operations, as shown by the Pacific Media Workers Guild in California. INSET: FINDING COMMON GROUND: PUBLISHERS CENTRALIZE AND SHARE OPERATIONS.

The article focuses on the contributions of former newspaper "The Gazette" editor Steve Buttry, who won the Editor of the Year award from the periodical, to the newspaper industry. Buttry was one of the first to adopt social media in news gathering and presentation. He also created his Complete Community Connection (C3) that aims to promote the role of newspapers in the community during its coverage of the flood that struck Iowa in June 2008. He also advocates the use of blogs in news coverage.

The article presents information on the Information Center concept introduced by New Jersey-based Gannett in its newspapers. The firm's vice president of new media content Jennifer Carroll stated that the concept is reshaping the way they gather news and information. Gannett papers that are making the adjustments to the concept include "Florida Today" and "The Indianapolis Star." Benefits of the Information Center approach are discussed.

The article offers information on newsrooms restructure for covering the news. Topics include beats or coverage structure based on geography; covering of criminal justice which examine the system's fairness to people by their age, sex and ethnicity; and editors focus on religion coverage or divisive issues such as abortion.

This article focuses on the Research and Development (R&D) Group of "The New York Times." It is composed of 13 full-time staff who reviews the newest technologies and gadgets for use in spreading news and advertising. Michael Zimbalist, vice president/research and development operations, points out the increased focus on digital and multiplatform technologies by Times Co. According to Michael Young of the R&D Core group, they are tryingt o develop interesting news products and services that they can eventually charge for or attract new advertising.

The article discusses the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and humans to produce unbiased news. Topics discussed include the news company Knowhere's idea to edit the news with the help of humans and later use algorithms, and initial copy of news to be written by AI and human editorial team to produce unbiased news.

The article offers information on companies and products that will influence the future of storytelling. One is Empathetic Media which is visual news consultancy that aims to design content for the Oculus Rift virtual technology. Another is Autographer, a wearable camera which can be a useful newsroom tool. Another one is Google Cardboard which is a high-technology responsive device made with cardboard.

The article focuses on how the newspaper "Baltimore Sun" leveraged the power of its data desk in its coverage of the April 2015 riots in the city which stemmed from the death of African-American Freddie Gray in police custody. Topics discussed include the collection of data that pertain to police brutality and militarization and the collation of additional data that pertain to requests for medical rejections during the jail intake process at central booking.

The article looks at the efforts of Dallas Morning News for organizing community based journalism with Hispanic Families Network. Topics discussed include providing training to parents on reporting, writing, blogging, and social media for better informing communities about available education and literacy programs, views of Alfredo Carbajal, managing editor of the Morning News, and use Google Translate software in the training.

A photograph of Associated Press photographer Horst Faas walking along a jungle near the Vietnam border that appeared in the November 25, 1967 issue of the journal "Editors & Newspapers" is presented.