Tag: News Journal
Gannett makes more cuts
The rumor is that the paper will cut the extra “n” and “t” from its name (credit Reuters blogs). The City Paper (an alt-weekly in…
PNJ editor explains further cuts
The executive editor of the Pensacola News Journal, Dick Schneider, explains in today’s edition the paper’s plans to make further cuts in its coverage. As…
Former editor blasts Gannett
As announced on this blog yesterday, Gannett has mandated further cuts at the News Journal. This is a real shame because it will impact this…
PNJ saves $18.3 million
Drinks are on Kevin Doyle, publisher of the Pensacola News Journal. The Florida Supreme Court refused to recognize “false-light” invasion of privacy as grounds to…
How much does the HR director at the PNJ make?
About $133K, according to a jury decision July 23 involving a former Gannett human resources chief for Pensacola, RoseMary Shell, who sued her fiance for…
PNJ endorses Evers, Murzin
The News Journal loves Greg Evers and Dave Murzin’s experience. No mention of what that experience has ever done for this area. Daily newspaper=status quo…
Feedback
How do you like our coverage of the city council and county commission meetings? We are going in a different direction than Gannett and the…
PNJ asks Nixon to resign
The editorial board of the Pensacola News Journal kept its string of consecutive editorials asking for politicians to resign alive by boldly demanding that Richard…
Gannett blog
Over the weekend, I ran across this blog on the owner of the Pensacola News Journal, Gannett – gannettblog.blogspot.com. Its editor says in his profile…
Dailies do less with less
Fancast.com has an interview with David Simon, the creator of HBO’s “The Wire.” Simon wrote of the Baltimore Sun for 13 years. He was awarded…
Godzilla has website
Escambia County School Board member Jeff Bergosh has his own website in which he goes after the Pensacola News Journal – jeffbergosh.net. Bergosh asserts that…
Bergosh saga
The News Journal is getting beat up on its website over the Jeff Bergosh/Godzilla story. There are three issues here: Should those who post to…
Baby payola
Our beloved daily newspaper has found a new way to raise money – charge people to vote for their baby’s photo to be in the…
News coverage of budget workshop weak
Escambia County Commission held its first budget workshop yesterday. WEAR TV focused on the cuts on funds given to non-profits like the Florida Wildlife Sanctuary,…
Monday Panhandle News Summaries
MonDaily Dose It’s Monday which means it’s a light news day at the Pensacola News Journal: Bubba, Bears and beefs. Daily News has plane crash….
Please help daily…you can report for them
Today the daily will accept news stories from the public. According to yesterday’s column by the executive editor Dick Schneider: Each day, we’ll have information…
INweekly: Tuesday dailies
TuesDaily Dose One more day of Memorial stories. PNJ tackles legislative session on taxes. Daily News has Crestview wreck. Mobile has more on steel plant.
Daily steals “Best of ” program
Since 2000, the IN has held an annual Best of the Coast issue – where readers vote for the best restaurants, services, etc along the…
Former PNJ reporter gets Pres to hold his bags
The St. Pete Times’ political blog reports Michael Spooneybarger inadvertently had Pres. Bush pick up his bag during a recent trip to South Florida. Tampa…
Scarborough reports on newspapers audience ratings
The Scarborough Research group (not the local Scaboroughs) has released its annual audience ratings report for daily newspapers. The News Journal is in the #59…
