The Real Gannett Conspiracy = Chauvinism
In one of my answers in the comments section of The Great Gannett Comics Conspiracy I sarcastically said, “It’s like…
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The Gannett 34 Comics Lineup – An Update: The Lockhorns Out, Sally Forth In
All this talk about Gannett and Doonesbury and The Gannett 34 reminds me I never updated the list. The original…
Newspaper Delivery & Publication Changes
The time honored tradition of the newsboy delivering the daily newspaper is no more. Begun long ago with boys hawking…
Unified Comics Page Sweepstakes Winners and how to help those left out in the cold
So who came out ahead with the recent spat of newspaper groups standardizing their comics pages? Gannett/USA TODAY Network with…
McClatchy Standard Comics Pages Update
It’s been three years since we first reported on McClatchy standardizing the comics pages in all their papers. Since that…
The Lockhorns No Longer Available to Longview (Tx) News-Journal Readers
QUESTION: What happened to Leroy and Loretta in the Sunday comics? They were my favorites and I miss them. Thank…
And Now Wick Communications Standardizes Their Comics Pages
Wick Communications, a media group with 24 newspapers mostly west of The Mississippi, will be consolidating their comics pages beginning…
CSotD: Rated PG-13 – Parental Caution Urged
Someone emailed me to complain about Thursday’s Barney & Clyde (Counterpoint), not particularly saying it should be forbidden so much…
Wallace the Brave Loses Local Newspapers
As part of the Gannett/USA TODAY Network The Providence Journal is implementing the corporate imperative to switch their comics page(s)…
Gannett’s Clarion Ledger Changes Comics – Updated with Indianapolis Star Changes
Under the headline “Clarion Ledger refreshes comic lineup based on reader input, changing tastes” the Mississippi newspaper informed readers that…
Cavna and Betancourt Accept WaPo Buyout
Michael Cavna and David Betancourt, Washington Post pop culture reporters with an expertise about comics, have accepted buyouts from the…
Gannett Standardized Comics Page Reminder
Everyone was delighted about the original announcement this past September so Gannett newspapers are reminding people that the final group…
Dropping the New in Newspaper
Hard copy newspapers are already behind the times versus digital news platforms so what’s another day or two? Lee Enterprises,…
The Gannett 34
The USA TODAY Network/Gannett group has released a list of the selected 34 comic strips and panels that local editors…
More Gannett Papers Announce Changes – updated with even more announcements
Joining The Memphis Commercial Appeal’s announcement of comics page changes yesterday are dozens more Gannett newspapers letting their readers know…