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Thursday, July 30, 2009

12,840 newspaper layoffs & buyouts -- and still counting

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2009 total: 12,840+ jobs Layoffs and buyouts at U.S. newspapers in 2009 The pins that locate the layoffs on the map are so dense that you ca...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009

You name it; they're laying people off

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Newspapers aren't the only ones being totaled by what is euphenistically called a "recession." I don't mean to be a downer...

How to contact Olesky

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First, Helen has all of our best wishes. To contact me: John Olesky By phone: 330-388-4466 By email: jo4wvu@sbcglobal.net At least throu...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Liggett out of touch, contact Olesky

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Note from Harry Liggett: I will be out of touch with blog for several days with Helen at Cleveland Clinic for exam involving stomach and kid...
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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Putting Dunphy comment up front

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Former BJ staffer John Dunphy, now at the Orange County Register, added his comment to our post about the newspaper situation n Orange Count...
Saturday, July 25, 2009

Long, embarassing correction in NY Times

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Columbia Journalism Review reports that New York Times television critic Alessandra Stanley this week was responsible for a long, embarrass...
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Friday, July 24, 2009

Are things looking up in Orange County?

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Are things looking up in the Orange County, CA, newspaper world? The publisher of the Orange County Register says the newspaper will have d...
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BJ photo coverage of Obama's visit.

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There were three photos on page A-1 of the Beacon Journal today on President Barrack Obama's visit to the Cleveland area--two were shot ...
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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Tribune seeks OK to pay millions in bonuses

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Chicago Tribune parent Tribune Co. filed a motion in Delaware bankruptcy court Wednesday seeking authorization for a plan to pay millions of...

New York Times turns a profit

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The New Yorjk Times on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $39.1 million, up from $21.1 million in the period a year earlier, as ...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

PD photographer Bill Kennedy dies at 54

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Bill Kennedy, 54, of Medina, passed away on July 20, 2009 at home surrounded by his family. Bill was a photographer and photo editor for the...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

McClatchy reports 50 cents per share income

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McClatchy Company today reported net income from continuing operations in the second quarter of 2009 of $42.0 million, or 50 cents per shar...
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Boston Globe Guild OKs $10 million in cuts

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The Boston Globe’s Newspaper Guild overwhelmingly approved a package of $10 million in wage and benefit cuts last night, ending more than th...
Monday, July 20, 2009

Analysts expect McClatchy $6.45/per share loss

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Newspaper publisher McClatchy Co. is scheduled to report its second-quarter results before the stock market opens Tu...
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Saturday, July 18, 2009

Way it was--not way if ought to be

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Walter Leland Cronkite (1916-2009) died Friday at the age of 92 at his home in New York The Beacon Journal’s Rich Helenfels in a sidebar cal...
Friday, July 17, 2009

Guild, Indianapolis Star in federal mediation

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A federal mediator will be at the August 6 meeting of the Indianapolis News Guild with the Indianapolis Star management, the Guild said Frid...

Enjoying a week in New York City

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By John Olesky Paula and I enjoyed a 1,109.7-mile week-long journey to fascinating New York City, hitting a lot of sights familiar to others...

PD alumni to meet July 31

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PD alumni gather for lunch on the last Fridays of January, April, July and October Spouses and guests always welcome NEXT LUNCHEON: Noon, ...
Thursday, July 16, 2009

Gary Post-Tribune staffers want to buy newspaper

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Gary (IN) Post-Tribune staffers want to buy their paper from the Sun-Times, Andry Grimm, a Post-Tribune reporter and president of the Gary...
Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Indy Guild wants members to wear red at meeting

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Report from Editor & Publisher NEW YORK The Indianapolis Newspaper Guild, which overwhelmingly rejected a contract offer from The Indi...