Recent content by Grumpy Old Yankee

I've also heard that there isn't much reimbursment for mileage and expenses going on at the Slaughterhouse New England dailies this month.

I used to give them a short feature (and I do mean SHORT!) before a competition ... maybe a few stand alone photos during the course of the season ... but other than that, no -- I mean, there's NOTHING to report here! Anything that was done was simply to keep the parents off my back ... or to...

All too often, that's the case with this company. God forbid anyone thinks for themselves. Gatehouse wants "Yes Men" for middle management, and nothing else.

With Gatehouse New England, there always seems to be plenty of well-paid middle management folks who give the unfavorable reviews, yet seem to get in the way when it comes to actually putting the paper out.

In New England, nothing has changed with this company. Ownership comes in with a new name, but with many of the same old faces. And, still, nothing works. Limited resources allocated, high expectations from management, low morale among editorial folks, and, ultimately, frustrated readers. The...