And The Edit/Ad Wall Comes Down as Section Editors Now Report To Sales Managers At The Dallas Morning News: Now What?

The wall between editorial and advertising is tumbling down.

As of yesterday, certain section heads at the company’s papers will report to sales managers.

The Dallas Observer writes: “In short, those who sell ads for A.H. Belo’s products will now dictate content within A.H. Belo’s products, which is a radical departure from the way newspapers have been run since, oh, forever.”

True, A.H. Belo has been struggling financially recently, but what print media company isn’t? Is this the best way to inject some cash into a dying company?

Editor Bob Mong called Unfair Park, the Dallas Observer’s blog, to discuss the restructuring, and had