Washington Post Newsroom Changes

Check out this memo fromWashington Post Executive Editor Len Downie. It's long but worth reading if you frequently work with the Post.

Highlights:

- Many editor and reporter positions will shift;

- General assignment reporters will be assigned more specific beats;

- Metro will be responsible for education coverage;

- Health, Food, Home and Sunday Style & Arts sections will be relaunched in 2007;

- Stories will generally be shorter;

- Greater emphasis will be placed on Web content.