Tag: News Journal

Our local daily has caught heat for not moderating the comments that are posted on its web site (pnj.com). It has become a haven for…

Last column by Mark O’Brien is dated April 16. Last column by Carl Wernicke – April 15 Last column by Reggie Dogan – April 14…

Just months after he asked his readers to tell him what makes a good newspaper, PNJ executive editor Richard Schneider tells them they’re wrong. The…

The PNJ has still not reported anything about Escambia County firefighters…which was covered by every other news outlet in the area – except WCOA (surprise?)….

Oh well…..another opportunity to be a watchdog slips by

Mother Jones takes a look at newspaper chains: “It’s not the Internet that’s killing newspapers. It’s the equity-chasing investors and their friends at the FCC…

Woke up early with too much time on hands: At the crossroads – Washington bureau chief Larry Wheeler writes of the gov’t red tape involved…

Today the daily newspaper ran a positive article on the Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce naming Pat Brown as its Business Person of…

Delivery drivers were given notice with their last paychecks that their final day will be 2/4/07. Heard  12 writers and sale reps walked out –…

Today the daily newspaper weighed in on the funding on the relocation of the Main Street Sewage Treatment plant – (City and county should kick…

His exciting post yesterday was on the websites that he reads – includes the always inspiring gulf1.com. Funny, he didn’t mention this blog. His other…

Gannett, one of the largest newspaper chains in the country, had cash flow of $680 million for the first half of the year. PNJ announced…

A Nov. 17 letter from PNJ advertising director Bobby Rice touts his paper has  “more than 236,000 adult readers every Monday through Friday,” which is…

Headless body may be victim of suicide   Cutting your head is about the toughest form of suicide I can think of.

A Greensboro editor has diagramed how the newsroom work at a daily newspaper works. Ours isn’t as complicated. I will try to come up with…

In an unprecedented move, all our military papers (Army Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times, and Marine Corps Times) are publishing an editorial calling for…

Mark had a rough weekend. Opens with a short story of Joe Royals, convicted felony who got clemency and now can vote. Then we get…

Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike Thomas writes in his Sunday column (To read: Click Here) about the decline of his paper and other dailies. The phases…

RO Note: Here is what’s going on inside the Gannett media empire. Memo from Gannett CEO Craig Dubow From: A message from Craig Dubow Sent:…

Slow day so O’Brien walked over to courthouse to cover the verdict of Dinosaur Adventureland owner Ken Hovind. Hovind & wife were found guilty. O’Brien…