Comments on: An Insider's View

An Insider's View

netbros — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:54:54 -0800

"The newsroom collectively screamed—via a chain of famous quotes with not too subtle undertones that staffers e-mailed out to the all-staff list. We designated a dog as the employee of the month." An Insider's View: The Strange Final Days Of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. There's a loss of dignity when you lose your job. Those who stayed at the online PI faced a different indignity. And what to do with thousands of newspaper racks.

At the recently concluded SXSW, Steven Berlin Johnson gave a speech about Old Growth Media and the Future of News. There is also a video of his talk.

By: Artw

Artw — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:02:09 -0800

Newspapers last bastion against political corruption, says creator of The Wire

By: Curry

Curry — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:09:10 -0800

Very interesting. Hearst fucking bites. Thanks for these.

By: WPW

WPW — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:42:26 -0800

That Simon interview is brilliant Artw, thanks very much.

By: Riemann

Riemann — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:20:43 -0800

I really don't see how the PI closing is Hearst's fault. That paper has been hemorrhaging money for years. I am just shocked Hearst kept chuking good cash down that pit for as long as they did.

By: nasreddin

nasreddin — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:13:16 -0800

tag briefs subhead large: electronic layout comes to the LA Times.

By: Curry

Curry — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:27:03 -0800

My "fuck you, Hearst" comment was mostly regarding their drug testing policy.