?Watertown Daily Times? Parent Names Several Execs to New Posts

Watertown (N.Y.) Daily Times parent company Johnson Newspaper Corp. has appointed several of its executives to new posts.

John B. Johnson has been named general manager of the Northern New York Newspaper Corp., which includes the Daily Times, the Lowville Republican Journal, the Carthage Republican Tribune, Fort Drum Mountaineer, Pennysaver, Ogdensburg Journal and Sunday Advance News, Daily Courier-Observer of Massena and Potsdam, St. Lawrence Plaindealer of Canton, Rural News and their associated Websites.

Previously, Johnson was advertising and circulation director. In his new capacity, he is responsible for business and building operations, real estate, production, advertising, circulation, marketing and strategy.

Cindy Werner has been named circulation director, overseeing circ for all Northern New York Newspaper Corp newspapers. Previously, she was distribution manager.

Karen Romeo has been promoted from account executive to advertising director, with responsibility for retail advertising in the Times, Journal and Republican, Republican Tribune and their associated Websites.

Robert D. Gorman, the Daily Times’ managing editor, now will also have organizational oversight of the newsrooms at all of the Northern New York Newspaper Corp.'s newspapers and Websites.

Jeffrey Savitskie, the Daily Times’ St. Lawrence County editor, will now also direct news production at the Ogdensburg Journal and Advance News, the Telegram, the Plaindealer, Rural News and their associated sites.