Sarasota rounds out "Learning Newsroom" project

Old news here, but I haven't seen this anywhere. From Dec. 12:

RESTON, VA—The Sarasota Herald-Tribune, an industry leader in newsroom convergence and innovation, rounds out the list of 10 participants in the Learning Newsroom Project. This unique training program, sponsored by the American Press Institute and the American Society of Newspaper Editors and funded through a $1 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, helps newspapers develop a more open and collaborative newsroom culture.

For more information you can check out the Website here.

Sarasota's Doug Jessmer says he's excited about the project: "The Learning Newsroom offers management training for the 'worker bees' of the operation -- and I think it's a great opportunity to bring positive change to the newsroom culture," he said.

Papers already particpating are: The Bakersfield Californian; The Citizen-Times in Asheville, N.C.; the Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller-Times; The Hamilton Spectator in Ontario, Canada; The Herald-Times in Bloomington, Ind.; The Journal Star in Lincoln, Neb.; and The Telegraph in Nashua, N.H. The other two recently announced are the San Jose Mercury News and the Tacoma News Tribune in Washington state.