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    ESPN hiring NFL beat writers

    A hire has been made to cover the Browns.
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    Recording phone calls on iPhone

    Rumple: I set up google voice. however, when i went to setting, i see nothing that allows me to enable recording a call. i'm baffled
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    Annual byline count?

    My shop counts bylines AND VIDEOS. Big chart on the wall for video counts. What a joke.
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    Jeff MacGregor on why expanding the Big 10 is stupid

    If anyone is interested, sources say Rutgers might be the 12th member of the Big Ten
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    Sporting News Today

    They recently sent out a questionnaire wondering if I'd pay for the service. I said no. I do read certain things in it everyday. I enjoy it. I wish our shop could do something like that in addition to putting out a printed product.
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    More from Daytona Beach ... 39 laid off (14 total newsside incl. 2 sports)

    who got laid off in sports?
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    Palm Beach Post no longer covering the Miami Heat?

    Perkins was not only a great guy, he was a very talented beat writer. He'll be missed.
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    Palm Beach Post no longer covering the Miami Heat?

    Chris Perkins has been laid off
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    These folks better have a good sense of humor; or, Whitlock burns many bridges

    Jesus. He probably pissed off 10 to 15 people in that one column. Wow.
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    Sports Editor

    Yes, it's the Sandusky Register. Hardly a "resort" town, other than Cedar Point is there. This would be a decent job for the right candidate. They let their SE go this past week. It's around 25,000 circulation and I think they have 3 guys in sports, including the SE.
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    Sports Editor, Sandusky, OH

    Job has been offered to Dan Gilles of the Lorain Morning Journal. He has a couple days to give the Register his answer.
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    Commending peers - why or why not?

    My theory on this is that many of the people who have been promoted to managerial positions are not leaders in any sense of the word. Many times they've been there the longest. An occasional, "Hey, that was a good lede," can go a long, long way.
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    NBA writer caught double-dipping

    Much worse than stringing for Washington Times was on Feb. 21 - the day of the 11-person trade - he was off and let Mary Schmitt Boyer do all the trade stories. Wouldn't the beat guy want to do that story? Branson was taken off the beat a few days after the season ended. His byline has yet to...
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    Cavs beat writer at PD

    This position is open in Cleveland.
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    Sports Editor, Lorain (OH) Morning Journal

    Willoughby guys not miffed at stuff going in at Lorain. Why would we be? Now, is there bitching about early deadlines? Perhaps. And, to the schmuck who said 2 of 3 guys in Willoughby should be happy their copy goes in there, screw off. What do you know?
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