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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Jay Walking: Why I'll Miss Chicago's Loudest Sportswriter The unexpected news that Jay Mariotti quit the Chicago Sun-Times will gladden the heart of countless sports fans here, who have gobbled up countless gigabytes in the blogosphere documenting their hatred for the sportswriter. Google "Jay Mariotti sucks," and you'll get 12,400 returns. - August 27, 2008 4:30 PM ET
SPECIAL REPORT: Facing Cuts, Editors 'Relax the Rules' to Make Swift Changes Part II of our "Change Is Now" package: Reductions in staff and newshole are two realities the modern newsroom must face. How can newspapers take a crack at new approaches so they can not just survive, but thrive when things get tight? - August 27, 2008 2:10 PM ET
Mike Smith Named M.E. of Spartanburg, S.C. 'Herald-Journal' Mike Smith has been named managing editor of the Herald-Journal in Spartanburg, S.C. Smith, who most recently served as editorial page editor, will continue to oversee the editorial pages and will also oversee the Herald-Journal's daily print and GoUpstate.com online operations. He succeeds Greg Retsinas.
Kurt Rossi Named AP's VP/Global Technology Operations Kurt Rossi has been named vice president of global technology operations for The Associated Press. Rossi, who became director of business operations for AP's Technology department in 2006, has served as acting head of global technology operations since May. He succeeds Nick Evansky.
That Pew Study Doesn't Tell Whole Story on Younger Readers Defenders of the millennial generation's civic engagement had some explaining to do last week after a new Pew study indicated that a third of us don't seek out any news on a typical day, including online media. - by Maegan Carberry - August 25, 2008
When I Covered My First Democratic Convention: Chicago 1968 In my article I would describe the eerie feeling of sitting in Grant Park, with machine guns on Army Jeeps pointed at the crowd, and thousands around me yelling at the soldiers and the media, "The whole world is watching!"-- and knowing that, for once, it was true. - by Greg Mitchell - August 21, 2008
Change is Now Wise cutbacks and broad innovation are the keys to climbing out of crisis -- but now, "everything's on the table."
Metrics Beyond Measure There are several methods by which traffic and other Web site data is measured. Which of them, if any, should be the benchmark?
Editors 'Relax the Rules' to Make Moves Editor/Vice President Frank Scandale at The Record in Hackensack, N.J., admits radical moves are unusual -- but his paper, like others, is forced to enter unchartered territory to survive and compete. "I think all of the rules have been severely relaxed just due to the economic realities," he says.
Patching Up the Dream Ross Taylor/The Hartford (Conn.) Courant Lisa Murzin-Pelcz sews up a hole in the screen window at her East Hartford house in which she has lived for 12 years. She is struggling to find a way to hold on to her house, but increasingly it looks like she might join the thousands of Americans hurt by foreclosure.
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