Newspapering

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 [...]

September 21, 2009 | Posted in: Newspapering | Tags: N&O | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

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 [...]

September 14, 2009 | Posted in: Newspapering | Tags: N&O | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

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 [...]

September 6, 2009 | Posted in: Newspapering | Tags: N&O | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

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 [...]

May 12, 2009 | Posted in: Newspapering | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

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 [...]

April 21, 2009 | Posted in: Newspapering | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

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 [...]

April 18, 2009 | Posted in: Media, Newspapering | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Newspapers that have cut editions

This may explain that recent drop in paper prices.

March 30, 2009 | Posted in: Newspapering | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

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 [...]

March 24, 2009 | Posted in: Newspapering | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink