At The Miami Herald, Maybe Newsroom Place Still Matters

By: Nikki Usher | Nieman Journalism Lab

When The Miami Herald left its home on Biscayne Bay, many in the newsroom were wistful. The newsroom had been right in the heart of downtown and home to memories and legends. Two movies had been shot in the building: Absence of Malice, with a young Sally Field and a hunky Paul Newman, featuring real scenes of the newsroom, and The Mean Season, with Kurt Russell and the tale of a reporter who became the story while covering a serial killer.