by Bob DeMay | Mar 17, 2009 | Industry News |
On the heels of the closing of the Rocky Mountain News the Seattle Post-Intelligencer has stopped the presses. As had been speculated the 146-year-old Seattle daily will now deliver the news online only, a move the entire industry will be watching closely.The newsroom...
by Bob DeMay | Mar 13, 2009 | Industry News
Under the radar of recent headlines of large metro papers across the country giving Associated Press their two year cancellation notice, the Norwalk (OH) Reflector was ahead of the trend. They gave their notice two years ago and are three weeks into life without AP....
by Bob DeMay | Mar 13, 2009 | Industry News
The Newspaper Guild, representing newsroom employees at The (Toledo) Blade, will meet with company representatives today to explore layoff alternatives at the newspaper. The union was unsuccessful in obtaining buyouts in December when the newsroom was trimmed by 20...
by Bob DeMay | Mar 13, 2009 | Industry News
Following Cleveland’s lead three Columbus broadcast outlets have announced plans to pool coverage for planned news events. WCMH-TV, WXYX-TV and WTTE-TV are the stations involved in the sharing agreement.Full story
by Bob DeMay | Mar 12, 2009 | Industry News
Lisa DeJong of The Plain Dealer was a first place winner in the Feature Picture Story category of the Sixty-Sixth Annual Pictures of the Year International Competition. DeJong’s story, “Survivor’s Journey” won the James R. Gordon Ohio Understanding Award in the ONPA...