THE OTHER COAST WEIGHS IN

CJR asked journalists outside New York to evaluate
the impact of Manhattan's media.

Here are their responses:

 

Steve Wasserman, Book Review editor, Los Angeles Times

Phil Bronstein, executive editor, San Francisco Chronicle

Sandra Mims Rowe, editor, The Oregonian

Jay Harris, former editor, The San Jose Mercury News

Jim Squires, former editor, Chicago Tribune

Brandt Ayers, publisher, The Anniston Star

Tim McGuire, editor and senior vice president of new
media, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Gregory Favre, group editor, McClatchy

Paul Tash, editor and president, the St. Petersburg Times

Gene Collier, columnist, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Geoffrey Cowan, dean of the Annenberg School for
Communication at the University of Southern California

Tony Ridder, chairman and chief executive officer of Knight Ridder