Football bad, weather worse

Christmas shopping and a few holiday parties have kept me away, but I did have the misfortune of having time to catch the Browns – Bengals game on the tube Sunday. TV types were pitching this game as the “Battle of Ohio”. That statement is an insult...

Best of the Big Picture

As the calendar winds down on 2008 its customary to look back on the year that was. The Boston Globe’s Big Picture is doing so over three days telling the story of 2008 in pictures in three 40 picture galleries.Chapter one debuted yesterday with some powerful...

NPPA leadership void

I’m note sure if its the state of the industry today or an NPPA leadership issue but it seems the organization is having problems filling its leadership positions.Elections are supposed to be taking place now in its even number regions. Region 2 and 4 voting is...

Detroit curtails some home delivery

Its now official – Detroit Media Partnership has announced it will cease home delivery except for Thursday, Friday and Sunday editions and print a one-section street edition the remainder of the week for the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News. Readers will...

“God Rest Ye Weary Journalist”

The industry headlines spread so much doom and gloom I thought spreading a little comic relief was in order. Just in time for the holidays a humorous video, set to Christmas music, that looks at the state of journalism today. All in good fun. And by someone who...

Demise of the sportswriter

Philadelphia Daily News sports columnist Bill Conlin is usually throwing his darts at sports figures. Earlier this week his attention was turned to the demise of the sportswriter.As only Conlin could put it he wrote: There are still newspaper readers who venerate the...