Media critic Mike Miner says folks in the newspaper industry should hold on, there’s reason for hope.
Miner writes in a Chicago Reader article today:
…The Internet pelts us with news; a good newspaper arranges it in our heads.
Sooner or later, when the foreign…
Gail Pennington’s TV pick of the night is “Dollhouse,” debuting tonight at 8 p.m. on Fox (Channel 2).
If you’re seeking more serious fare, right after that, KETC (Channel 9) will show “Trustees for the Public: 200 Years of Missouri Newspapers” at 9 p.m.…
Editor & Publisher says the massive job cuts at newspapers across the county is the top newspaper industry story of 2008.
Here’s what Joe Strupp of E&P, a newspaper industry journal, has to say about No. 1 on its Top Ten list:
“1.…
The Herald and News in Klamath Falls, Oregon, will stop producing a Monday paper, the Romenesko media newsletter reports. Citing the economy, Publisher Heidi Wright says the width of the other days’ papers will be reduced by an inch.
In a “note…
A blogger for Philly.com thinks it’s time for newspapers to change their policies on reporting about suicides. Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Daily News notes that a suicide there received press coverage only because of its spectacular nature:
“Chapgar’s suicide only received coverage in…
A study of media coverage of health care found that it’s the 8th biggest topic, getting 3.6 percent of all coverage. The report — by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism – notes that “this is more than…
Listen to Post-Dispatch Editor Arnie Robbins’ comments on KMOX’s Charlie Brennan show last Friday and let us know what you think.
