How a Florida newspaper is allowing writers to go after enterprise stories and creating a happier newsroom, despite a smaller staff

At the Pensacola News Journal, reporters are happier than they’ve been in years, despite a smaller newsroom after the paper was hit hard by layoffs in 2013. Features writer Troy Moon says editors are more hands-off and trust writers to use their instincts, which encourages reporters to pursue more in-depth stories. To allow writers to go after those stories, executive editor Lisa Nellessen-Lara says the newspaper has stopped assigning stories to fill gaps in the paper. Instead, they’re now more likely to use a wire story or use the space to promote something they’re doing online.

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