Daily Archives: July 11, 2009

Youth, Beauty And The News

The Laurel reminds us of a conversation Monday on WNPR’s “Where We Live.” From WNPR’s website: “A Fox 61 reporter has filed a complaint against the station – charging age discrimination, and lifting the veil on the industry’s obsession with youth and beauty. “On the next Where We Live – we’ll talk with veteran reporters [...]

Hair Of The Newspaper Dog

Remember that historic day when Sam Zell cursed at photographer Sara Fajardo at the Orlando Sentinel? Do you remember what the subject of conversation was before we were distracted by Zell’s coarse behavior? Puppies. You may recall that Fajardo was arguing something along the lines of newspapers needing to give readers information about their world… that [...]

Sad Times For Satirists

More cutting as Gannett, the nation’s largest newspaper chain, contracts. And then there is this nonsense: (I didn’t even know the Hartford Ledger had a sports section.)

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