Monthly Archives: February 2010

Bass On ‘Bypassing The Gatekeeper’

Paul Bass, editor of the New Haven Independent, as always, has a lot to say about the future of journalism. In this case, he speaks to The Center For Sustainable Journalism: You can read the transcript here.

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Perspective On Chain Journalism

This Canadian newsman offers some perspective on the impact chain journalism has had on our industry. Here’s an excerpt: All of those [newspaper]consolidators came to grief. All were bad for journalism. Not just poorly financed mergers forced newsroom layoffs. But because of  lookalike design and bland content, chain papers were abandoned by readers at the first [...]

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Not Dressed For The Address

I don’t know what there is about this I find amusing, but I guess I’m not the only one. It’s sort of like Sam Zell gets sent to the principal’s office. It woulda never happened in Chicago. Here’s another account focused on the more important part of the news.

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The Value Of Speaking Up

I’m not sure what impact this will have on the Tribune rank-and-file who have not had an annual raise. I’m pretty sure Randy Michaels and Gerry Spector expect this to motivate folks, and, in one way or another, I’m sure it will. Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 11:04 AM Subject: Message from Randy and Gerry/Rewarding [...]

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