And Knight Ridder’s CEO admits the company would not repeat the error it made when the Mercury News moved out out of San Jose’s downtown. Many have complained that San Jose’s downtown started going downhill after the paper moved ……
Category: Newspaper news
Post’s obits editor dies
Richard Pearson succumbed to pancreatic cancer. As a teenager in Long Grove, Ill., he was awarded a 4-H grand championship for his chickens, which he later liked to describe as his “pulletzer prize.” He retained a lifelong interest in poultry,…
So long, Irv
The legendary Sun-Times columnist is dead at 91. He was still on the job as recently as last week.
Top 20 U.S. papers’ circulation
Circulation news here. 1 USA Today 2,246,996 + 0.7% 2. The Wall Street Journal 2,091,062 + 16.1% 3. The New York Times 1,118,565 + 0.5% 4. Los Angeles Times 955,211 – 1.1% 5. The Washington Post 732,872 – 1.9% 6.…
Danny Pearl’s widow profiled
Washington Post has the story.
It’s free and it’s brief
But is it really a newspaper?
RIP Alexei Sidorov
He was a Russian newspaper editor, apparently murdered for getting too nosy. His predecessor was murdered too. Russia is the world’s second-most dangerous place to be a newsie, after Colombia.
Where your boss’s boss’s boss’s boss’s boss goes for news
Internet first, newspapers second.
Back under the radar
Wasn’t that some fun we had yesterday? Got a bit of notice from the Romenesko link … visitor count quadrupled but the numbers are still a dribble: 160 visits Wednesday, 640 on Thursday. My gut feeling is people are sick…
Tampa Trib bloggers saying bye-bye
All three Tampa Trib bloggers are closing up shop: Daily Dave, Clay and Side Salad. 11 a.m. PST UPDATE: Click on comments for updates that clear up most of this and go two-thirds of the way toward exculpating Trib bosses.…