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Don't let Steve Yelvington's excellent rebuttal (started to say "analysis," but it's more direct than that) to the American Press Institute "Newspaper Economic Action Plan" pass without due consideration.

I commend to you Steve Yelvington's detailed roundup of lessons learned and organizational advice from mergers of print-focused and online-focused content organizations. One of many key points:

"Done right, it's a big win. 'Convergence is, overall, a huge help to innovation,' said one online producer. A senior editor agreed: 'It's a monster plus. Convergence puts you in a position to succeed.' But, he continued, it only opens a door, and you have to walk through it. 'It doesn't guarantee success. That comes from leadership and teamwork. But it puts you in a far better position to head in one direction as a team.'

Just a quick shout-out: My pal Steve Yelvington has posted several items in recent days describing Morris Communications' development and deployment of a new site management system grounded in Drupal.

I'm a Drupal fan, natch, but even if you are not, these posts will be worth your time. Steve describes in detail the decisionmaking processes that led to building and organizing the administrative tools -- be they custom work or stock Drupal modules.

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