ELEMENTS OF OD IN THE NEWS

ARTICLE -1: Chicago Sun-Times lays Off All Its Full-Time Photographers

1. The forces for change:
In the article it is clearly mentioned that newspaper’s management said, Chicago Sun-Times laid off its entire full-time photography staff in a move that “resulted from a need to shift towards more online video.”
Also need of multimedia staffing restructure to encounter the rapidly changing business market and demand from audiences forced for the change. It is cited in the article that “The Chicago Sun-Times has had to make the very difficult decision to eliminate the position of full-time photographer, as part of a multimedia staffing restructure.” The statement noted that the “business is changing rapidly” and audiences are “seeking more video content with their news.””

2. The level at which change is taking place:
The change is taking place at an organization level since Chicago Sun-Times as an organization is taking the decision.

3. The proposed intervention: The proposed intervention is to lay-off entire full-time photography staff. An article’s title and very first line of the article by itself says proposed intervention, “Chicago Sun-Times Lays Off All Its Full-Time Photographers”

4. The intended outcome:
The intended outcome is to deliver more video content to audiences as “audiences are seeking more video content with their news.”
Other intended outcome is to generate more revenue from advertisements. “As more readers have embraced digital alternatives, so have advertisers in a move that has been steadily siphoning away newspapers publishers’ biggest source of revenue.”

ELEMENTS OF OD IN THE NEWS

ARTICLE -2: Billionaire and Science Academy Create Annual Prizes

1. The forces for change:
The major force of change is to cheer young scientists, as young scientists do not get enough encouragement and support in a systemic way.
Also Mr. Blavatnik said “he had always dreams of creating something like a Nobel Prize for young scientist” which might be a little force for change.

2. The level at which change is taking place:
From my point of view, this change is taking place at a group level as Mr. Len Blavatnik and the New York Academy of Sciences together as a group announced annual prizes.

3. The proposed intervention:
The proposed intervention is “to announce three $250,000 national prizes for young scientist.”

4. The intended outcome:
“The long-term goal of the awards is to create a pipeline of scientific support in which established scientists choose the most outstanding young faculty-rank scientists, who then go to mentor the next generation of would-be scientists and award winners.”
Also in the article Mr. Blavatnik said, “We kind of battle-tested the regional awards and created an incredible pool of talent.” Later he further mentioned, “Making awards nationwide and $250,000 will bring pool of talent to a different