Monthly Archives: February 2012

Sonya Hubbard reports on the New York Times: When the New York Times’ (NYT) and its president and former chief executive, Janet L. Robinson, announced a few months ago that Robinson would step down at the end of the year – even … Continue reading →

Derek Thompson reports on print advertising: Call it creative if you want, but this is what economic destruction looks like. Print newspaper ads have fallen by two-thirds from $60 billion in the late-1990s to $20 billion in 2011. Continue reading: … Continue reading →

Jeff Bercovici reports on Sam Zell:   Sam Zell must miss being the most hated man in the newspaper industry. Continue reading: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2012/02/22/delusional-sam-zell-blames-tribune-failure-on-greedy-journalists/

Mathew Ingram reports on Twitter:      Is Twitter a publisher and distributor of information like a newspaper, or is it just a dumb pipe like a telephone network? Continue reading: http://gigaom.com/2012/02/20/is-twitter-a-newspaper-or-is-it-the-phone-company/

An update on PMN:  In a cost-cutting move, the parent company of The Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly.com said it will reduce the number of newsroom positions by 37 — through buyouts, it hopes — by the end … Continue reading →

        An update on The Kansas City Star:      The Kansas City Star on Monday announced employee furloughs and a small number of layoffs. Continue reading: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/13/3427671/star-announces-layoffs-furloughs.html

An update on the Arizona Republic: Gannett Co. Inc. -  the parent company of the Arizona Republic, USA Today and KPNX-TV Channel 12 in Phoenix — is offering buyouts to 665 newspaper veterans throughout the media company. Continue reading: http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2012/02/10/arizona-republic-parent-offers-buyouts.html

An update on Gannett – the largest newspaper company in the U.S.: Dear colleagues: Today we are offering a voluntary Early Retirement Opportunity Program to 665 eligible U.S. Community Publishing employees who are age 56 with at least 20 years … Continue reading →

Paul Gillin and Alan D. Mutter report on the use of digital tablets: Tablet computers have been hailed as the salvation of the newspaper industry, but most publishers are squandering the opportunity, writes Newsosaur Alan Mutter in a searing sendup … Continue reading →

Rem Rieder reports on the Washington Post: There they go again. A news organization is announcing that it is shrinking its staff. And once again we are reassured that this won’t damage the product. In fact, things will only get … Continue reading →