Monthly Archives: September 2012

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Written on Sep, 18, 2012 by in | Leave a comment

Source: cnn.com Every woman who’s worked in an office has her story about discrimination or, as they say in the HR confabs, “inappropriate behavior.” Mine is the day I was chatting with colleagues in a newsroom some years back when I suddenly felt two meaty hands massaging my shoulders. Read entire story

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Written on Sep, 13, 2012 by in , | Leave a comment

Newspaper companies are doing just fine, thanks. Journalists, not so much. Source: thetyee.ca Toronto journalism nerds are flocking to a sold-out event this evening, provocatively titled “Yes, Genius, the Sky Is Falling. So Now What?” I have thus been provoked to pen… er, pixel this contrarian view. The event features David Carr, media critic for the New York Times, who was a key …

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Written on Sep, 10, 2012 by in | Leave a comment

Source: jimromenesko.com From RACHEL JACKSON, former Journal Register employee: The [Journal Register] Chapter 11/sale announcement does not surprise me in the least – and the employee you quoted as calling this “horseshit” is exactly right. John Paton and his cronies ran the papers into the ground in their effort to “modernize” the company. They were killing off print and and they openly admitted it. …

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Written on Sep, 06, 2012 by in , | Leave a comment

Source: poynter.org Journal Register filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday. Hey, aren’t these the same folks who have been touting as breakthroughs each step along the way of their fast-track digital transition? Well, yes. Some will view the bankruptcy filing, the company’s second in three years, as evidence that Journal Register has been blowing smoke about how much digital revenue is there …

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