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Saturday, December 31, 2011

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Earthquake reminds him of Craig Wilson quip

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The earthquake today reminded retired BJ artist Art Krummel of the late Craig (Action Line Wilson. The note from Krummel:. The earthq...
Thursday, December 29, 2011

Ex-BJ staffer named Indiana Journalist of Year

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John Russell with stack of documents used to document case The Society of Professional Journalists has named John Russell, a former Beacon J...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011

4 with BJ ties among 'Best Local Books of the Year'

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Beacon Journal reporter Phil Trexler, former BJ reporters Mark Dawidziak and Kymberli Hagelberg and Cinda Williams Chima, sister of the BJ...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011

NY Times sells 16 newspapers

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The New York Times | News Release Halifax Media is buying 16 newspapers from The New York Times in a deal that is expected to close within...
Friday, December 23, 2011

Brian Usher, former BJ staffer, Celeste aide dies at 65

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Brian Usher, a former Statehouse newspaper reporter and press secretary to then-Gov. Richard F. Celeste, died early yesterday. He was 65. Us...

Reporters complain about White House press office

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Journalists complain the White House press office has become overly combative The White House’s relationship with the reporters who cover it...
Thursday, December 22, 2011

Chicago Sun-Times sold

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The deal to acquire Chicago's No. 2 newspaper is done. Sun-Times Media Chairman Jeremy Halbreich confirmed Wednesday evening that a new ...

Unions earmark $350,000 to fight NY Times

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Labor unrest is simmering just below the surface at the New York Times Co., Sources say that the Communications Workers of America, the pare...

Newsrooms hit harder than other departments

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Alan Mutter [Reflections of a Newosaur] says his figures confirm suspicions that newsrooms have been hit harder than other departments at...

Long-ago BJ writer Ethel Rita Aspell dies

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VENTURA, Calif. -- Ethel Rita Aspell passed away December 14, 2011, of sudden heart failure. The daughter of Thomas A. and Margaret Ferns, s...

Russ Mitchell to replace Romona Robinson

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Russ Mitchell, who has been with CBS News for about 20 years, has been named the lead anchor of WKYC Channel 3's 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011

L. A. Times blogger fired

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Ed Padgett, the founder and chief contributor to the blog The Los Angeles Times Pressmen’s 20 Year Club, got canned last week. No reason has...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011

A quote for this week

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The hard part of professional journalism going forward is writing about what hasn’t been written about, directing attention where it hasn’...

Dispatch to print Cincy Enquirer; 200 jobs lost

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Enquirer Media announced it will close its printing plant in fall 2012 after reaching an agreement with The Columbus Dispatch to print The C...

Greetings from the BJ Alums blog

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Merry Christmas And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came witho...
Friday, December 16, 2011

A foursome recalls the good old days

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By TOM MOORE There may have been only four us at the ChrIstmas luncheon of the BJ retirees, but we had a great time reca...

El Camino is No. 2 on Billboard charts

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The Black Keys’ new album El Camino will debut this week at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 charts. The album, released Dec. 6, sold more than 20...
Thursday, December 15, 2011

Most print newspapers will be gone in 5 years?

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“Most print newspapers will be gone in five years,” says a new report from the USC Annenberg Center for the Digital Future. The forecast b...

Elements of Style reinvented as rap song

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Click here to see the video