What's up in Cleveland?

Wait for the movie.

 

There is a certain level of irony in the ad on the page that reads, "Tell us why your company is a cool place to work."
Might be funny if it wasn't so sad.

 

Ah, this is not the first sign of End Time. A number of papers have already made similar moves. Their doors are still open. Cox papers in Ohio appear to be holding their own in circulation, according to the most recent ABC Fasfax numbers.

 

Cleveland's still a pretty strong paper overall. While I'd hate to see sections like "College Sunday" or "NFL Monday" folded up, you can put those in the main section without losing too much in the way of content.

As for the playoffs, I have a feeling they'd get some ads for those special sections.

 

Looks like Ace will have to wait a bit longer to work at the Plain Dealer.

 

:'(

 

I don't believe that Newhouse papers perform annual reviews. All the easier, I suppose, for showing cause for dismissal on short notice without the paper trail of those flowery job evaluations an employment attorney always looks for first.

 

They stopped paying for heat.

 

I know the guy who runs the site. And the guy who runs the site is the guy who posted that. They've used stuff from my blog. I've met many of the guys who write for them. Most of them are just guys with opinions. Haven't known them to break news, though.

Still, I do not doubt the veracity. However, it does not say if he is out of a job, period, or just out as beat writer, which has been reported before. (Bob Finnan of the Lake County News-Herald/Lorain Morning Journal referred to Wright as the PD's former Cavs beat writer in an article a couple weeks ago.)

EDIT: Oh, you are referring to the part where he writes that Brian Windhorst will be hired. I don't doubt it's true. We talked about it on this thread: http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/57218/

 

Everything I hear says, Wright goes full-time to P-D blogger and a new Cavs writer is anointed. If they go outside, almost definitely Windhorst.

 

Plain-Dealer said recently it is cutting staff (although the publisher made a half-hearted effort to deny it). Given that, it's hard to believe anyone is getting hired, isn't it?