Archive for August, 2009
Posted by: David Greer on August 28th, 2009
By Jennifer Saba
Editor & Publisher
Published: August 27, 2009 10:40 AM ET
NEW YORK If anyone deserves to be down on his industry, it’s David Hunke, newly appointed president and publisher of USA Today. In recent years Hunke helmed two of the most challenged metros in one of the most daunting markets as CEO of the Detroit Media Partnership, which has cut home-delivery days of the Detroit Free Press and its joint operating partner The Detroit News to three days a week — a radical move among big-city papers.
So what tone would you expect he’d adopt during a breakfast meeting for media in early June in New York — an event he attended along with newly appointed USA Today Editor John Hillkirk, to candidly field questions about The Nation’s Newspaper and the industry at large?
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Posted by: David Greer on August 26th, 2009
By Joe Strupp
Editor and Publisher
Published: August 24, 2009 12:15 PM ET
NEW YORK Gannett has directed its daily newspapers that cover the Southeastern Conference not to sign on to a controversial new credential policy, while the Associated Press has also declared it will not agree to the new rules that have sparked opposition for limits on Web video and audio use, photo displays, and blogging.
The moves come just two weeks before the first SEC football games, which draw major audience interest and readership.
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Posted by: David Thompson on August 25th, 2009
Mark Gentry, who began his career in February, 1965, at the Middlesboro Daily News, retired earlier this summer. That’s 44 years of “loyal service, hard work and unquestionable dedication.” Read the rest of this entry
Posted by: David Thompson on August 19th, 2009
When major flooding ravaged much of Louisville August 4, the staff of The Cardinal at the University of Louisville found its offices were underwater and computers covered in water. The staff put out a request through KPA for assistance to help The Cardinal get ready for the 2009-10 school year. The Louisville Courier-Journal, and publisher Arnold Garson, came to the rescue. Read the rest of this entry
Posted by: David Greer on August 17th, 2009
Alan Jacobson of Brass Tacks Design has always pushed the newspaper design envelope. In 2006, the award-winning page designer and consultant said the tabloid-sized format wouldn’t work in the American marketplace despite successes in Europe. Now, Jacobson, who presented at the KPA convention three years ago, says times have changed — tabs now make real economic sense — and he’s converted to an advocate for the smaller size.
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Posted by: David Greer on August 14th, 2009
A Thursday morning fire destroyed three downtown Beattyville businesses, including the office of the Beattyville Enterprise. No significant injuries were reported. Enterprise editor and general manager Edmund Shelby is the 2009 KPA president. Click here for more information, including photo galleries (under the Lee County graphic).
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Posted by: David Thompson on August 12th, 2009
(Editor’s Note: The following column by John Clay is posted on the Lexington Herald-Leader’s website and appears in today’s Lexington Herald-Leader in response to new Southeastern Conference policies issued Friday, August 7.)
Controlling SEC is digitally distancing itself
By John Clay / jclay@herald-leader.com
Big Blue Fan is in Commonwealth Stadium for the Kentucky-Florida game on Sept. 26 and Trevard Lindley has just intercepted Tim Tebow for the third time that afternoon.
Quickly, he pulls out a BlackBerry/iPhone and sends a text message to a friend:
“You’re not going to believe this, Lindley just picked Tebow for the 3rd time!”
Congratulations, Mr. Big Blue Fan, you’ve just lost the right to buy another ticket.
Ridiculous? Of course. Plausible. Yes, if the Southeastern Conference has its way. Read the rest of this entry
Posted by: David Thompson on August 12th, 2009
A report recently released by the American Press Institute addresses one of the most critical issues facing the news industry: generating revenue from online content. In its “Newsmedia Economic Action Plan,” API provides models and recommendations for the migration of online content from free to paid.
During the Midwest Newspaper Summit Sept. 17 in Dubuque, Iowa, Mary Peskin, API associate director, will present a session titled “Online Content: A 5-Point Plan for Determining True Value.” Based on the integrated five-point plan API lays out in its report, as well as current research and case studies, this session will discuss steps to guide the news industry through the current disruptions and position itself for the future.
API concludes, “newspapers can make the leap from advertising-centered to audience-centered. Read the rest of this entry
Posted by: David Greer on August 4th, 2009
If you think the current newspaper vs. Internet battle for news content is something new, think again. Although not an exact duplicate, the current battle seems very similar to the newspaper vs. radio battle of the 1920s and ’30s. How was that one resolved? A story in Slate magazine tells us about it.
Click here for full story at slate.com
