Hiring might pick up next year: “A labor shortage is being masked by the recession. When things pick up, you will see expansions of staffs, and people who are ready to move will make a move,” says Joe Grimm, a…
Just how popular…
… was George Plimpton? Mr. Plimpton was at Camp David playing tennis with an unnamed president when a courtside phone rang and was answered by a steely Secret Service agent prepared for the next international crisis. “I’m sorry, Mr. President,”…
Why Dean matters
Try as I might to remain oblivous to matters outside the concerns of newspaper editors, ever so often I have to pay attention to actual news. The last time I did that, though, it was not pretty, but then again,…
Name the next journalism blog
If you’re debating whether to start a journalism blog, I have the perfect title for you: Hell before breakfast. Based on this quote: “If I had my choice I would kill every reporter in the world, but I am sure…
Making sports pay
A few online newspapers lucky enough to have pro sports teams in their markets have been trying to make a go of subscriptions services. The folks in Dallas found out that their biggest source of potential subscribers came from people…
Why you deserve a raise
MediaPost analyzes results from eight major newspaper chains and finds that business is improving across the board. Why you won’t get that raise: because, chances are, you work for one of those eight chains.