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Really lame-O

Another Monday, another lame point/counterpoint in my Metro Daily Newspaper. This week, the debate is over whether Joe Wilson was out of line when he [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Sep 21, 2009 Posted in: Newspapering Tags: Comments closed

Why bother?

I used to say that under M. Sill the target reader for the N&O became the lonely commuter. Now, I’m not sure what to make [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Sep 14, 2009 Posted in: Newspapering Tags: Comments closed

Vanishing

In just a few short years my local metro daily has become tiny — the width is down, the sections collapsed or consolidated, ads have [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Sep 6, 2009 Posted in: Newspapering Tags: Comments closed

Not necessarily the news

Dear Mr. Editor, I am not interested in the least whether or not Miss California keeps her and I certainly don’t need a teaser for [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr May 12, 2009 Posted in: Newspapering Comments closed

Newspaper people

Read this blog post about the N&O layoffs. A lot of the people headed out the door today in Raleigh were the people many of [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Apr 21, 2009 Posted in: Newspapering Comments closed

Gillmor’s concern

One of the things I’ve always liked about listening to Dan Gillmor is his straightforward delivery. He seems more interested in technology and innovations as [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Apr 18, 2009 Posted in: Media, Newspapering Comments closed

Newspapers that have cut editions

This may explain that recent drop in paper prices. Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Mar 30, 2009 Posted in: Newspapering Comments closed

Not so careful

I’m starting to hear the names of the people McClatchy has discarded (talk about not knowing when to hold ‘em and fold ‘em). In addition [...] Full Story, Permalink »
By kmr Mar 24, 2009 Posted in: Newspapering Comments closed