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Layoffs in Indianapolis

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by dirtybird, Aug 11, 2014.

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  1. BurnsWhenIPee

    BurnsWhenIPee Well-Known Member

    Ha.

    Didn't Louisville lose 2 columnists to a TV station there a year or two back?
     
    BurnsWhenIPee, Aug 14, 2014
    #37
  2. 1HPGrad

    1HPGrad Member

    Yes, Crawford and Bozich left for TV, and I haven't read either since. Says more about me and my habits, I suppose. I don't hunt and peck for TV websites. But I don't read ESPN's NFL guys either. I trust the hometown newspapers to get it right and explain why.

    Back to Indy...would LOVE to see the total years of institutional knowledge that has left that place in the past 5 years. Has to be staggering.
     
    1HPGrad, Aug 14, 2014
    #38
  3. Alma

    Alma Well-Known Member

    They'll bring in another sports columnist. C'mon now. Opinions are what people want to read the most these days.
     
    Alma, Aug 14, 2014
    #39
  4. steveu

    steveu Well-Known Member

    The story on Kravitz says they will be looking for a new columnist.
     
    steveu, Aug 14, 2014
    #40
  5. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Oh, I know. As a subscriber I sure hope they go find another Kravitz. But you know someone in Gannettland is brainstorming some goofy role like "conversation coordinator," who will compile tweets and what's trending.
     
    playthrough, Aug 14, 2014
    #41
  6. murphyc

    murphyc Well-Known Member

    Gannett shop in my neck of the woods started the year by touting all the pages they would be adding each week (I think they were proclaiming 70 to 80), most of it local content. They added a daily eight-page USAT section, which means 56 of the 70 new pages each week, or 80 percent, were non-local. More than once they have filled the local news hole with random white spaces and -- my personal favorite -- taking a small crash pic from a local police agency and filling a huge five-column gap with the highly digitized pic. They also have beat writers do regular columns, which have resulted in gems such as local politicians clearly stating via e-mail or press release what the 4th of July means to them.
    As for Indy, what a blow to lose Kravitz. I wonder how long Cavin will stay.
     
    murphyc, Aug 14, 2014
    #42
  7. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Why do they need a columnist specific to the Star? They don't need local designers. Or local copy editors. Just have one or two columnists in four hubs that cover certain sections of the country. What's the difference? Think of the money that would be saved. Or, even better, have one or two columnists for the entire chain.
     
    MileHigh, Aug 14, 2014
    #43
  8. Fran Curci

    Fran Curci Well-Known Member

    I wonder if the Star asked Kravitz to re-apply for his job and he said no thanks? (Just kidding, but that would be rich, wouldn't it?)
     
    Fran Curci, Aug 14, 2014
    #44
  9. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    I absolutely would not be surprised if that happened. At. All.
     
    MileHigh, Aug 14, 2014
    #45
  10. BurnsWhenIPee

    BurnsWhenIPee Well-Known Member

    I'd lay money that's what happened.
     
    BurnsWhenIPee, Aug 14, 2014
    #46
  11. CarlSpackler

    CarlSpackler Active Member

    Between Kravitz leaving and losing Terry Hutchens' coverage of IU last year when he was reassigned and then bolted for Scout, the Star is looking about as healthy as Paul George's leg right now.
     
    CarlSpackler, Aug 14, 2014
    #47
  12. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    That would be awesome if he did.
     
    Baron Scicluna, Aug 14, 2014
    #48
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