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    Bill Conlin on the business

    It is fine for Conlin to wax about the good old days and late/great columnists, it is fine to salute those who recently lost jobs, but I...
    Post by: Ohiowriter, Dec 10, 2008 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    How do you go from covering preps to a college beat?

    In this day and age in all honesty? Keep working hard, don't bitch, don't ask for a raise. Wait for the guy making more on the college beat to...
    Post by: Ohiowriter, Nov 6, 2008 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Merkle's Boner is now 100 years old

    I am no Mets or Buckner fan, but it is not even close. If Buckner fields the ground ball, the inning is over but the game was already tied. Plus...
    Post by: Ohiowriter, Sep 23, 2008 in forum: Sports and News
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    Seriously, what if newspapers did this?

    Here is the thing, haven't we always sorta given it away? Most newspapers charge less than 50 cents a day for home delivery. Considering the...
    Post by: Ohiowriter, Sep 9, 2008 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    South Florida papers to share content

    There are some restrictions when it comes to sports content (for now), but you can now routinely see Plain Dealer bylines in Akron, Columbus in...
    Post by: Ohiowriter, Aug 29, 2008 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Can you talk about?

    Quite often, "talk about..." comes from people who need soundbytes and they want them quick and clean. However, two things from last night's...
    Post by: Ohiowriter, Jun 13, 2008 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Cavs beat writer at PD

    They have told other members of their department that they are going to hire from outside. I doubt there will ever be an open posting for a job...
    Post by: Ohiowriter, Jun 9, 2008 in forum: Journalism Jobs
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    The Official Murray Chass announcement

    Sandy Keenan, deputy sports editor and, I believe, the wife of respected NYT reporter Michael Winerip.
    Post by: Ohiowriter, Jun 1, 2008 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Family-owned papers

    The Toledo Blade and the Pittsburgh Post Gazette are owned by the Block family and family members are the publishers. Both have endured cuts like...
    Post by: Ohiowriter, May 31, 2008 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    4,000 words and no end in sight...

    For something to be longer than 50 inches, the depth of the piece better be damn good and filled with important details that matter to the story,...
    Post by: Ohiowriter, Oct 22, 2007 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Zip for Akron's Zips coverage

    ABJ covers Browns with beat writer/columnist/photo on road and goes to all road Indians, Cavs and Ohio State games. As for their Akron/Kent State...
    Post by: Ohiowriter, Oct 9, 2007 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    Need advice on my college gig

    First, stop wasting time by reading this site. There are diminishing returns for working at college newspaper, after awhile all you're doing is...
    Post by: Ohiowriter, Sep 18, 2007 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    STUNNER: Pluto leaving ABJ for PD

    The word going around is the ABJ has been given the go ahead to make two hires in place of Pluto, who already the highest paid sports writer in...
    Post by: Ohiowriter, Aug 19, 2007 in forum: Journalism topics only
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    New York Times Knicks/NBA writer

    The word is Howard Beck is moving to general NBA and Liz Robbins is taking leave to write a book. The Times is also without a Nets writer as well...
    Post by: Ohiowriter, May 29, 2007 in forum: Journalism Jobs
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    Strib sold

    So, let's see if I get this right. McClatchy dumps the ST for less than 50 cents on the dollar just before the end of the tax year to ease the...
    Post by: Ohiowriter, Dec 26, 2006 in forum: Journalism topics only