With one-third of the staff it used to have, covering Sunday’s shooting was a major test for the Orlando Sentinel newsroom

One of Orlando Sentinel local news editor Lisa Cianci’s biggest fears came true on Sunday: With a third of the staff it previously had, it was covering a major breaking news story. Poynter’s Kristen Hare writes that while the shooting was a tragedy for the community, it was also a major test for the newsroom to see if it could still produce high-quality journalism with fewer journalists. And while the newsroom was prepared, managing editor John Cutter says they still could have done better in some ways: For example, Cutter says more live updates were needed.

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