Work on a possible slimmed down, online-only version of the P-I continues to move forward, according to a source at the paper. P-I web staff are developing various templates for how an online P-I would look, and another high-ranking Hearst official is visiting the paper on Wednesday to look over the paper’s online operations. My source cautioned, however, that higher ups at Hearst have still not made a final decision on moving forward with an online-only version of the paper once the P-I ceases print publication in mid-to-late March.
That follows a late January visit by a high-ranking Hearst delegation that conducted a top-to-bottom survey of the P-I’s online efforts. Word out of the newsroom at the time was that members of the Hearst team came away favorably impressed with the paper’s success in drawing readers to its web site.
