by Bob DeMay | Nov 24, 2008 | Industry News
Get a couple of media types in a conversation these days and the subject is more than likely going to be about industry downsizing rather than what story they are pursuing. Hard to blame em – first you need to have a job before you can worry about what...
by Bob DeMay | Nov 22, 2008 | Industry News
A new federal law requiring news media to wear high visibility safety vests while working on federal highways goes into effect Nov 24, 2008. The National Newspaper Association is selling vests which meet the requirement for $15-$17 dollars plus shipping. Full...
by Bob DeMay | Nov 22, 2008 | Industry News
Buyouts and layoffs continue in the ever troubled news gathering sector as revenue and circulation continue to fall. At the Beacon Journal in Akron buyouts and early retirement packages were offered to employees with a goal of shrinking the newsroom by 17%. Eighteen...
by Bob DeMay | Nov 22, 2008 | Industry News
WDTN-TV photographer Don Hatcher has been given the inaugural Citizen Life Saving Award from the Urbana City Council for the role he played in saving the life of a traffic accident victim in January. Full story
by Bob DeMay | Nov 21, 2008 | Industry News
Misty Spurgeon, 26, a photographer for the Northwest Signal in Napoleon, was killed Saturday, Nov 8 on her way to an assignment when her car was struck head-on by a pickup truck near Waterville, OH. Ohio State Highway Patrol officers investigating the crash said that...
