We are not folding today

“The best thing we can do to help journalism have a tomorrow is by doing the best journalism we can today.”

It has been a brutal few weeks for the paper. Layoffs, buyouts and anger welling up from staff due to circumstances beyond our control. I’m not going to rehash it or minimize it; we will be doing less with less. But we can - and will still - do some serious journalism. We, as editors, need to encourage and listen to our reporters. We need to allow the ones who show enthusiasm and talent the time to look outside City Hall.
We need to remind ourselves as well as staff to focus on today. Focus on our readers. Forget what can happen tomorrow or next week or next month.
Because, unlike recently retired Green Bay Packer quaterback Brett Favre, I believe our noble, albeit frayed, profession still has some good throws left.