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The Santa Barbara News-Press newspaper, owned by the eccentric Wendy P. McCaw, ran an un-bylined story accusing former editor Jerry Roberts, who resigned last year, of having kiddie porn on his work computer. An excerpt from the NYT story: The publisher, Wendy P. McCaw, has a history of contentious relations with that editor, Jerry Roberts, [...]
Mon, April 23 2007 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
From the NYT: The Tribune Company is expected to announce staffing reductions as early as today at its flagship Chicago Tribune as well as its largest-circulation newspaper, The Los Angeles Times, as revenue in the newspaper industry declines. While no official announcement had been made about the cuts, reports in both newspapers late last week, [...]
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Advertising executive and entrepreneur Brian P. Tierney bought the Philadelphia Inquirer nine months ago. Many readers are impressed, but employees are paying the price, and accommodating advertisers has become a bit easier under the new regime. An excerpt from the NYT story: Starting next week, The Philadelphia Inquirer will run a new column called PhillyInc., written [...]
Mon, April 23 2007 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
From Yahoo! News: Ryan Fitzgerald is unemployed, lives with his father and has a little bit of time on his hands. if(window.yzq_d==null)window.yzq_d=new Object(); window.yzq_d['z74LO9G_fyk-']='&U=13bs8s88l%2fN%3dz74LO9G_fyk-%2fC%3d578392.10230856.11137991.1414694%2fD%3dLREC%2fB%3d4318112'; So, he decided to offer his ear, to anyone who wants to call. After posting a video with his cell phone number on YouTube on Friday, the 20-year-old told The Boston [...]
Mon, April 23 2007 » Main Page, Media » 4 Comments
A strange development: Le Journal de Quebec, a paper that's reportedly known labour peace since 1967, finds 140 unionized staff locked out by Sun Media. And why? Apparently to force adaptation to the changing multimedia world. An excerpt from the CP story on CTV.ca: Quebecor spokesman Luc Lavoie said the paper will continue publishing during [...]