McClatchy CEO: Online revenue to exceed print within next 10 years
McClatchy CEO Gary Pruitt admits that even within the next ten years, the online revenue of newspapers will not surpass…
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It’s official: McClatchy Buys Knight Ridder
E&P has a good summary article regarding the now official purchase of Knight Ridder by McClatchy that was first reported…
‘Washington Post’ To Cut 80 Newsroom Jobs, Sources Say
Another major newspaper is planning to cut jobs. This time its the Washington Post who will be buying out 80…
McClatchy is leading bidder to buy Knight Ridder
I’ve let the story simmer for a while until something more certain has emerged, but it does look like the…
More Details on Stacy Curtis’ lay-off
Editor and Publisher has contacted Stacy and posted a story with some more information about his dismissal with The Times….
Stacy Curtis let go from Times of Northwest Indiana
From Mark Anderson’s blog comes news that editorial cartoonist Stacy Curtis has been let go from his gig at Times…
Lack of black comic strips no laughing matter
The Austin Weekly has a good article on the lack of diversity on the comics page and how many newspapers…
Other comic features quick to take Boondock’s space
With the ink still wet on the announcement that Aaron McGruder is taking a six month break from his “Boondocks”…
Detroit papers to stop joint weekend editions
Here’s news of a couple of shake up items coming from Detroit. The Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News…
Village Voice to stop running editorial cartoons
From Daryl Cagle’s “blog” (scroll down to 2nd story in Feb 18th posting): A knowledgeable source tells me that the…
College paper editor relieved of duties for printing Mohammad cartoon
Daily Illini editor Acton Gorton was relieved of his duties after printing one of the Danish Mohammad cartoons in his…
Clay Bennett’s ‘Letter from the President’ posted
Clay Bennett’s “Letter from the President” has been posted to the AAEC website. He talks about the wild ride the…
Clay Bennett criticizes Tim Menees firing
Clay Bennett, the current AAEC president, has come out criticizing the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for firing of Tim Menees who has…
Newspaper Web Sites Continue to Gain Readers
Here’s good news for the newspaper industry: Newspaper Web Sites Continue to Gain Readers More people are going to newspaper…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette fires Tim Menees
The first editorial cartoonist to lose his/her job in 2006 for budgetary reasons is Tim Menees who has worked for…