Shake--up at Sun-Sentinel?

[Don Drysdale]

I heard there's someone new in charge of sports in Fort Lauderdale. Unless there's a new-age title that has me confused. Anyone have details?

 

[GeorgeScott]

heard the same thing, unfortunately.

 

[SF_Express]

I have a personal friend stake in this, and if it can't be posted here, I'd appreciate any info I could get through PM. Thanks.

 

[Andy _ Kent]

This was on Bob Norman's Daily Pulp Blog:

This just came across the Pulp's transom:
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From: Thompson, Leesa O
Sent: Wed 5/6/2009 3:18 PM
To: zzSSC.Division.Editorial
Subject: Reorganization memo from Earl

Today we are announcing a reorganization of the Sun Sentinel newsroom to further integrate and align our operations for the digital age.

Effective Monday, May 11:

*Anne Vasquez moves from Business Editor to Digital Platform Manager.

*Joe Schwerdt moves from Digital Platform Manager to Sports Topics Manager. Kathy Laughlin moves from Sports Editor to a Sports Content Editor position.
*Ben Crandell leaves the copy desk to become our Entertainment/Going Out Topics Manager. Gretchen Day-Bryant moves from Features Editor to a Content Editor position in entertainment/going out.

*Cindy Metzger moves from Outlook Editor to Topic Manager for Your Money and consumer news. Tony Fins and his staff, with help from Gail DeGeorge and others, will take on production of Outlook.

Several additional changes in editing and reporting assignments will be announced shortly.

Posted On: Thursday, May. 7 2009 @ 8:12AM

 

[da man]

This was on Bob Norman's Daily Pulp Blog:

This just came across the Pulp's transom:
-----------------------
From: Thompson, Leesa O
Sent: Wed 5/6/2009 3:18 PM
To: zzSSC.Division.Editorial
Subject: Reorganization memo from Earl

Today we are announcing a reorganization of the Sun Sentinel newsroom to further integrate and align our operations for the digital age.

Effective Monday, May 11:

*Anne Vasquez moves from Business Editor to Digital Platform Manager.

*Joe Schwerdt moves from Digital Platform Manager to Sports Topics Manager. Kathy Laughlin moves from Sports Editor to a Sports Content Editor position.
*Ben Crandell leaves the copy desk to become our Entertainment/Going Out Topics Manager. Gretchen Day-Bryant moves from Features Editor to a Content Editor position in entertainment/going out.

*Cindy Metzger moves from Outlook Editor to Topic Manager for Your Money and consumer news. Tony Fins and his staff, with help from Gail DeGeorge and others, will take on production of Outlook.

Several additional changes in editing and reporting assignments will be announced shortly.

Posted On: Thursday, May. 7 2009 @ 8:12AM

Translation, please?

 

[Ace]

I would guess the "a" in "a Sports Content Editor position" is a clue that it's neither a promotion nor a lateral move.

 

[Andy _ Kent]

Da man,

What part do you need translated? I know all the new fangled titles are confusing but the Sports Editor, according to this memo, has been demoted.

 

[friend of a friend]

Don't they have another round of cuts coming in the next couple of weeks?

 

[Moderator1]

Wasn't this a relatively new sports editor?

 

[Riddick]

all these new titles are giving me a headache.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Don't they have another round of cuts coming in the next couple of weeks?

That's the rumor... Probably two weeks from now.

 

[Ace]

all these new titles are giving me a headache.

Headache?

I believe you mean a Cranial Platform Spasm

 

[Joe Williams]

Chicago Tribune changes SE recently. Hoppes leaves Orlando. Baltimore, more change. Now this.

Is this part of the Zell strategy, to redo sports sections? Is it the arrogance of his Clear Channel sycophants that any ol' schmoe can run a sports department (no offense to any particular folks here) so they can change things up whenever and however they want? Or is it the overall plan, showing up at the moment in sports?

 

[derwood]

Zell has a strategy?

 

[SF_Express]

Wasn't this a relatively new sports editor?

In the context of the consistency of the previous 26 years, absolutely.

 

[Fran Curci]

The sports editor had been in the job a little over a year.

 

[bake1234]

And Kathy's a good one.

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

Don't they have another round of cuts coming in the next couple of weeks?

May 19

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

And Kathy's a good one.

She is certainly a .... nice one.

 

[Don Drysdale]

From what I hear and have seen first-hand, the Miami Herald and PB Post have been much more aggressive and better-edited in recent years than the Sun-Sentinel. But that pre-dates the sports editor who just was bumped.