I heard from someone who helps contribute information and ideas to this site.
A small-town paper he liked in a community he liked advertised for a new reporter — and at a salary that was semi-decent (for the newspaper business.
He regarded the paper as a nearly perfect situation for him and given his experience and writing […]
A couple of computer experts I respect very much collared me recently and painted a fantastic version of the future of American newspapers and how news gathering and news dissemination would be transformed by the Internet.
They noted that now, with a flick of few buttons, you can read nearly any newspaper […]
A.J. Liebling, the legendary critic of newspapers, one wrote that if a rich guy truly wanted to use his money to benefit the public good, he shouldn’t use it to endow an opera house, symphony or museum.
Instead, Liebling said the greatest act of philanthrophy was to start a newspaper to challenge the existing paper.
After watching […]
This week — Sept. 29-Oct. 3 — is Banned Banned Books Week.
But you wouldn’t know it if you read most American newspapers.
Am I missing something? Newspapers live and die on getting Americans to read but they do everything but.
The only mention I’ve heard of this year’s Banned Book Week is on radio. Isn’t that bizarre?
You’d […]
A few weeks, I had to call the nearest big-city newspaper to ask for help in figuring out Missouri’s state court system.
An editor picked up the phone and said, “Oh yes, so-and-so will be able to explain that to you.”
There was a pause.
“Oops, I forgot. We laid him off this morning.”
Since then, the paper, and […]
