America's Oldest Journal Covering the Newspaper Industry Thursday, September 02, 2010
Sale of Bankrupt Brown Publishing to Bank Looks Imminent
Court filings in Brown Publishing Co.’s bankruptcy case suggest the Cincinnati-based chain of newspapers and business journals could be sold as early as Friday. - September 02, 2010
 
Nation’s Only Black Staff Editorial Cartoonist Laid Off at ‘South Bend Tribune’
Ron Rogers -- who is believed to be the only African American working full-time as an editorial cartoonist at a daily newspaper --is losing his job at the South Bend Tribune. Rogers will file his last cartoon for the Tribune on Friday. - September 02, 2010
 
News Corp.'s Digital 'Newspaper' has 'Super' Code Name
The digital news service — don’t call it a “newspaper” — being developed by News Corp. as an app for the iPad and other hand-held devices allegedly has a code name among those working to bring it to fruition. If the name sounds familiar, it should. - September 02, 2010
 
 
 

Tim Reeves Named 'Selma Times-Journal' Editor
Tim Reeves has been named editor of the Selma Times-Journal. Reeves most recently was editor of Suffolk Publications in Virginia. He has served the Selma Times-Journal news editor and sports editor.

Susan Shultz Named 'Darien Times' Assistant Editor
Susan Shultz has been named assistant editor of The Darien (Conn.) Times. Most recently a staff reporter, Shultz joined the Times from The Norwalk Hour in 2005.

Canadian Newspaper Chain Postmedia Network Names Alvin Brouwer Business Ventures President
Alvin Brouwer, who most recently headed advertising and product development for the Metroland Media chain of community newspaper, will become president, business ventures at Postmedia Network effective Sept. 7.

 
 
Newsosaur: More Newspaper-TV Staff Mergers on the Way?
“Reflections of a Newsosaur” blogger and E&P columnist Alan D. Mutter suggests in a new piece today that the cost savings and potentially improved news output that could come from merging more newspaper and television news staffs might make such arrangements the wave of the not-so-distant future. - by Alan D. Mutter - September 02, 2010
 
USA Today Setting Itself Up For Failure
It is odd that the best-read print newspaper in the country would walk away from that pre-eminence and embrace technologies in which it lags the field, says John K. Hartman, the journalism professor who authored two books about USA Today. - by John K. Hartman - August 31, 2010
 
 
 

 
Newspapers' Perilous Paywall Moment
Paywalls are now ready for their close-up. Newspapers are no longer just talking — with increasing bravado or increasing scorn — about walling off or metering their digital content. They are actually doing it or scheduling a date on which to start. It’s a moment that’s been a long time coming.
 
Looking Ahead: E&P's Analysts Roundtable
How do analysts feel about newspapers these days? E&P talked with six of the top equity and credit analysts who follow newspapers, and found skepticism mixed with cautious optimism about future performance. Similarly, there’s disappointment and impatience among some with the pace of newspapers’ transition to digital, but also admiration for the radical steps publishers took to return to profitability and pay down debt.
 
Operations: Still Standing
… but not standing still. Survivor SCS pushes more products in the pipeline
 
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A LITTLE OFF THE TOP, PLEASE
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Jaylen Herron, age 8, gets a haircut at the Carver Community Center in Peoria, Ill. Herron was one of more than 60 kids who received free cuts courtesy of a group from Peoria Barber College.
 

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