The National Journal is making a major effort to revamp its websites, and it just made a brilliant hire, my old friend and colleague David Beard.
The Journal’s gain, of course, is someone’s loss – the Boston Globe‘s.
Sadly, this is another example of the continuing brain drain of smart digital leaders from traditional newspaper newsrooms. Many who have left talk about the exciting new opportunities at their new organization.
Dave does that – but, as usual, he’s also far more honest about another motivation: “I just didn’t want to live my life managing decline.”
Too true.
Lest we get too maudlin, however: Congrats to Dave for brilliant service to the Boston community for a dozen years, and best wishes on his new adventure.