Why is the sealed bid process so sacred? Because Escambia County has a history of backroom deals and preferential treatment for certain contractors. It wasn’t that long ago when four county commissioners…
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Billings case: Saturday, July 11
HUNT FOR RED VAN Saturday, July 11 On Friday, Deputy Greg Smith of Baldwin County, Alabama contacted the ECSO. Investigator Hardy followed up on the call. Smith discovered on Sunday, July 5…
Billings recap: Friday, July 10
IT HASNâT SUNKEN IN Friday, July 10 The Pensacola News Journal reports on its front page that âa Beulah couple who adopted 12 children and owned several local businesses were found shot…
PNJ needs help
PNJ reporter Sean Dugas needs help. He is looking for people who have purchased The Beatles: Rock Band today.Email him at sdugas@pnj.com. Tell him that Rick Outzen sent you.
Toned down PNJ article in USA Today
The table talk around town yesterday was the daily newspaper’s Sunday cover story on the Billings’ case in which the paper called those arrested a gang of fools and mocked Sheriff David…
Buzz: Mandatory unpaid vacation for PNJ
The Gannett Blog reported over the weekend that: “Gannett is about to announce that U.S. newspaper workers — as many as 30,000 — will be required to give up a week’s pay…
No Life in PNJ
The Pensacola News Journal has no Life section today. The Thursday edition has undergone its version of “The Biggest Loser” by dropping down from five sections (News, Local, Life, Sports and Classifieds)…
Paperless Daily
Wall Street Journal reports that the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News may only publish web versions of its paper Mondays through Wednesdays and Saturdays. The papers are owned by Detroit Media…
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 Rochester, NY) has a column on the…
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 some had predicted, the daily will shrink…
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 community – both in jobs lost and…
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 sue. It upheld a lower-court ruling that…