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...
by Bob DeMay | Mar 10, 2009 | Industry News |
Citing its location in one of the weakest markets in the country, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer was included in a list of the 10 major daily papers that are most likely to fold or shutter their print operations and only publish online by the end of next year in a Time...
by Bob DeMay | Mar 5, 2009 | Industry News
This issue of who owns the rights to visual depictions from high school sporting events has reared its ugly head again. This is round two for the issue in Wisconsin and it pits the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) against Gannett, publisher of the...