Calling all Knight Ridder alumni

One of our contributors called my attention to the blog for Knight Ridder alumni. The blog, which uses the same color scheme as this one, was started in November, 2005 about the time Sherman’s march for the sale of Knight Ridder became public. The nameplate calls it “A place where journalists can express their views about the future of the company to which they gave so much of their energy and talent.”

Chief contributor is James M. Naughton, retired editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer and retired president of The Poynter Institute for Media Studies. The blog includes the famous Open Letter from Knight Ridder alumni. The signers provide almost a Who’s Who of Knight Ridder journalists–not to say that us ordinary newspeople are not also loyal alumni.

The site reminds me of another of my alumni groups, Dennison High School alumni. The high school merged with another and is no longer existing by that name. Within fifty years or so, I figure, there will be no alumni left in either group. That’s why I sort of like one of the new BJ publisher’s thoughts that although publishers may fade from the scene the newspapers remain.:

You will find a link to the site for KR alums on the left. Check it out.