What hope for journalism when an editor resigns after just two weeks?

Sad lessons about the state of our trade are clear from Lucy Pearce’s decision to take a PR post rather than edit the Brighton Argus The resignation of Lucy Pearce after just two weeks as editor of the Brighton Argus took many observers by surprise.It is possible to view her decision as a slap in the face for the Argus’s owner, Newsquest/Gannett. But it should also be seen as a slap in the face for the entire newspaper industry. Continue reading...