Buzz: Cuts continue at PNJ

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 –…

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PNJ wants City and County to pay

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

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Mark Obrien has a blog too

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…

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Gannett cash flow at $680M. PNJ raises ad rates.

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…

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News Journal exaggerates market share

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…

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Another great PNJ headline

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

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How Newsroom Works

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…

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Military papers say Dump Rumsfeld

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…

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Mark O’Brien translator – 11/6/06

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…

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Columnist writes on decline of daily newspapers

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…

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Gannett CEO tells troops about future of paper

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:…

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Mark O’Brien translator – 11/3/06

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…

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