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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DURING THE LAST WEEK OF DECEMBER 2008, AFTER THE last of a series of voluntary buyouts cost him two-thirds of his employees, The Times of Trenton publisher Brian [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] EVEN IN GOOD TIMES, NEWSPAPERS, KIDDING ON THE SQUARE, referred to themselves as The Daily Miracle. Nowhere perhaps does that name resonate more than in operations, with its [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the spring of 2007, when Rupert Mudoch's News Corporation made an overture to the Bancroft family offering to take Dow Jones & Co. off their hands for [...]

Editor Tom White resigned from the Lincoln Journal Star, Lincoln, NE, on Mar 7, 1997, over philosophical differences with the paper's parent company Lee Enterprises. White had been a Lee editor for the past 15 years but stated in his letter that he had lost confidence in Lee's leadership and expectations, feeling that the parent was changing community journalism with a centralized, money-focused approach. Six of the daily other managers have also resigned., Lincoln Journal Star editor Tom White resigned last month -- a move that surprised colleagues in Nebraska's capital and puzzled peers elsewhere within the Lee Enterprises Inc. newspaper group. By [...]

Minority recruitment has become a secondary issue for newspapers, in part due to importance of issues such as corporate cutbacks and rising newsprint prices. In 1996, minorities comprised 11% of the overall newsroom workforce, according to American Society of Newspaper Editors figures. It will be difficult for newspapers to reach the society's long-term goal of having newsrooms reflect the US population's racial makeup by 2000., IT HASN'T BEEN that long since the multicultural newsroom was the hot topic in the newspaper business-dominating conference agendas, grabbing headlines of industry bulletins. How things change. In the past [...]

Investigative reporter Michael Moore resigned his post at The Record, Bergen County, NJ, in early Nov 1996 after being cleared in an internal inquiry. Newspaper management launched an internal inquiry into whether Moore used restricted Department of Motor Vehicles searches to benefit Dig Dirt, the company he owns with his brother., An investigative reporter for the Record, in Bergen County, NJ., resigned from the newspaper after he was cleared in an internal inquiry that examined whether he used his newspaper affiliation [...]

The Newspaper Association of America (NAA) and the INCA-FIEJ Research Association (IFRA) have both named new technology executives. NAA appointed Eric Wolferman, a former newspaper reporter, to head its technology division. succeeding George Cashau. IFRA has selected Gunther Bottcher, whose background is in computers, to take over from Friedrich Burkhardt., Gannett production chief succeeds Cashau; Linotype-Hell director takes Burkhardt's post In the space of five days, two of the largest newspaper organizations announced the appointments of new executives to run [...]

Out of the office, onto the shop floor New laws and a changing work force mean that publishers must modify their approach to employee relations, according to Claud L. McIver [...]

The new publisher of the Los Angeles Times, Mark H. Willes, has reassured his newspaper staff that he will not lose sight of the quality of the news and writing as he focuses more on advertising and circulation to boost revenues. New Yorker magazine and the New York Times had both run articles warning industry members of the decline in reporting integrity as newspapers move into closer relationships with their own business departments.

A profile of the CEOs of the seven largest publicly owned newspaper chains in the US is provided. All are male, over 50 years of age and earn paychecks in the millions. The individuals profiled are Washington Post CEO Donald E. Graham, Times Mirror CEO Mark Willes, Gannett Co. CEO John Curley, Dow Jones and Co CEO Peter Kann, Knight-Ridder CEO Tony Ridder, Tribune CEO John Madigan and New York Times CEO Arthur Sulzberger.

Association of American Editorial Cartoonists president Milt Priggee is trying to mobilize opposition to the decision by a growing number of daily newspapers to discontinue local editorial cartoons. Although papers may believe that they are saving money and avoiding controversies, Priggee points out that local content is a key to attracting readership. Priggee is a cartoonist for the Spokesman-Review of Spokane, WA, and also co-cartoonist of the syndicated 'Us and Them' comic strip., Milt Priggee, who's juggling the AAEC presidency and two cartoon gigs, discusses a shrinking profession MILT PRIGGEE WENT to bed at 2:30 a.m. the night before he was interviewed. That's [...]

Scott C. Smith has been named CEO of Chicago Tribune Co. and publisher of the Chicago Tribune. Smith, who is publisher and pres. of the Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale, FL, will replace Jack Fuller in his new capacity. Fuller has been appointed executive vice president of Tribune Publishing Co., and will be responsible for the company's four newspapers., SCOTT C. SMITH, publisher, president and chief executive officer of the Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was named publisher of the Chicago Tribune March 24. Smith, who will also be [...]

Pulitzer Publishing Co. has appointed Cole C. Campbell as the managing editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper. The former editor of the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot has a reputation for supporting public journalism and has a collaborative approach to management. Campbell has to reverse dwindling readership and sagging single-copy sales at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and must earn the loyalty and respect of the newspaper staff in order to succeed. The paper has daily circulation of approximately 316,000.

Panelists at the 1996 National Society of Newspaper Columnists convention discussed the additional roles that columnists take on. New York Times columnist Diane Ketcham noted that columnists work every day of the week. That has not kept her from writing a book, appearing regularly on a TV talk show, judging contests, and giving speeches, however., There's more to being a columnist than writing columns. You might also self-syndicate to other papers, write feature stories, author books, give speeches, appear on radio and TV, teach courses, [...]

Tacoma (WA) News Tribune cartoonist Chris Britt is a controversial figure who has appeared in the news in addition to commenting on it in his art. His cartoons, which are syndicated by Copley News Service, have targetted the Tacoma Rainiers for their tie-in with Rainier beer, right-wing radio, and Washington Governor Mike Lowry's tie-up in a sexual harassment case, among others. Britt formerly worked for the Houston Post and currently also mentors several high school students., Chris Britt not only comments on the news. Sometimes he is the news. Last year, for instance, the editorial cartoonist was at a Tacoma Rainiers minor-league game when he was [...]

David Moore is the editor of the Arab Tribune, the weekly newspaper covering Arab, Alabama. Moore was appointed editor on Oct 10, 1990, and within five year he helped improve the editorial quality of the newspaper. From 1990 to 1995, paid circulation has increased from 5,171 to 7,800. Ed Reed is the publisher of the Arab Tribune., David Moore vividly recalls the 'two ugly dreams' that kept returning. 'In one, there would be a hole on Page One and I couldn't seem to come up with a [...]

Des Moines Register Managing Editor David Westphal and Editor Geneva Overholser both left the newspaper because of frustrations with the management of the newspaper, but Register reporters, siding with the management, have uncovered other personal reasons that may have been behind their departures. Both were in the process of divorcing their spouses, and both bought a house together in Des Moines, according to real estate records. The Register published a follow-up story revealing this new information, but other local and national newspaper officials have been critical of such a story., Des Moines Register story reveals some personal details about the life of its former editor Geneva Overholser; Register news execs defend the story; Overholser wonders why TURNS OUT, THERE was [...]

Journalist Robert St. John has been battling censorship during his 73 years in the newspaper industry. St. John learned early that fighting censorship can result in others taking action against him. He was expelled from Trinity college when he printed a censored account of a lecture given by a controversial professor. St. John was also confronted with members of Al Capone's gang when he ran an expose of the famous criminal. St. John bravely worked through other censorship situations during World War II and in 88 different countries., ROBERT ST. JOHN is a 92-year-old journalist whose career spans 73 years, something not many Editor & Publisher readers can match. If any can equal or top it, so be [...]

The US media has exhibited ten disturbing trends that do not serve either the journalistic press or the public interest. These trends include a blurring of the lines between entertainment and journalism as well as a blurring of the distinction between news and opinion. The domestic media tends to exaggerate pessimism and has a growing fascination with bizarre and sensational stories. The US media tends to give too little sustained focus to issues that are long-term in nature., WHEN WE SPEAK of press freedom, those of us from the United States ought to speak with pride of the freedom we enjoy -- and also with some humility because [...]

Bob Bliss, 82, remains senior editor and editorial columnist at the three-times-per-week Montgomery County News, published in Hillsboro, IL. The paper, which was published by his grandfather when Bliss started to work there at the age of 18, remains in family hands. Bliss' daughter Nancy Bliss Slepicka, has assumed the editor and publisher responsibilities. Bliss' most notable story concerned the erection of a controversial sign by the Women's Federated Bible Organization. The sign, posted on the Montgomery County Courthouse in the early 1930's, remains in place despite challenges on church/state separation grounds., In the early 1930s, a remarkable incident happened in the southern Illinois town of Hillsboro. Members of the Women's Federated Bible Organization, distraught by lax morals, appealed to Montgomery County's [...]

William Shortz has been selected to be the new editor of the prestigious New York Times crossword puzzle. He comes to the position after two venerable Times puzzlemakers, Eugene Maleska and Will Weng, died. Shortz, who was editor of Games magazine before coming to the Times, plans to make some changes to the puzzles. He will use more modern language, less obscure clues and more references to popular culture. Shortz has a degree in enigmatology, the study of puzzles, from Indiana University. He is the youngest person ever to edit the NT Times puzzles., THE CLUE TO 61 across was 'Virginia willow,' to 3 down 'The first Mrs. Arrowsmith' the day that the New York Times ran its astonishing announcement: Will Shortz, former editor [...]

James Kinkade, owner of the weekly Franklinville, NJ, Sentinel,purchased the 3,100-circulation community paper in 1980 for $50,000, years after he began his career in the business as an ad salesman. Known for his provocative editorials, he has been involved in two lawsuits, a libel suit by a local committeeman, and a legal action attempting to force the local school district to reveal phone records. He also took a controversial position defending the exclusionary policies of private clubs., 'HE'S A FEISTY one,' said a feminine voice, chuckling on the phone from the New Jersey Press Association office in Trenton. The comment came at the mention of James Kinkade [...]

Veda F. Ponikvar, editor of the 3,085-circulation tabloids the Tribune Press and the Free Press in Chisholm, MN, has played a major role in her native town's development. She was author Ray Kinsella's source for material on Moonlight Graham, a character in the baseball book that became the film 'Field of Dreams.' Graham spent his last years in Chisholm. Among Ponikvar's civic accomplishments: Chisholm's Bridge of Peace across Longyear Lake, the Minnesota Museum of Mining and Ironworld USA, a mining theme park., THEY CALL HER the 'Iron Editor of the Iron Range,' diminutive, soft-spoken, 74-year-old Veda Frances Ponikvar. That hardly begins to describe the energized, non-stop dynamic community journalist in Chisholm, Minn. [...]

Wendell E. Long, co-founder and editor of the Bennett County Booster II in Martin, SD, believes that a local newspaper can greatly benefit a small community when it communicates responsible information in a fair manner. He has managed to remain an impartial but firm informer during school busing issues, the standoff between federal agents and American Indians at nearby Wounded Knee, and several local intrigues. He founded the paper with his wife Mary in 1950., THERE IS ONE country editor who won't print editorials on controversial local issues. 'They can polarize a community' said Wendell E. Long, who in 1950 with his wife, Mary, founded [...]

Hearst Corp Executive Committee Chairman and Hearst Newspapers Editor-in-Chief William Randolph Hearst Jr died of cardiac arrest on May 14, 1993 in New York, NY. Hearst, the son of Hearst Newspapers founder William Randolph Hearst Sr, began as a reporter in 1928 for his father's New York American and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1955 for a series of interviews with leaders of the former USSR. Hearst became assistant city editor and publisher of the American and publisher of the New York Journal-American, and in 1955, became the editor-in-chief of the Hearst newspapers.

Irving Kupcinet's column for Chicago newspapers, 'Kup's Column,' was 50 years old in Jan 1993. Kupcinet began his journalism career as a sportswriter in 1935. His six-day-a-week column was first published in the Chicago Daily Times on Jan 18, 1943 and now appears in the Chicago Sun-Times. The column usually contains gossip about celebrities and politicians, but Kup is careful to get the correct facts before publishing anything. He has been assisted by Stella Foster for the past 22 years., Kup celebrates 50th year of writing his Sun-Times column THEIR FRIENDS ARE eagerly awaiting the next meeting of George Raft and Leo Durocher. They were Damon-Pythias buddies until a few [...]

Mysterious circumstances surround the shooting of Warren E. Duliere, owner of the 'West Virginia Advocate,' who was killed on Apr 30, 1992. Duliere was known for his criticism of many topics and his coverage of controversial issues. Experts are speculating whether the subject of an unfavorable story may have killed Duliere or whether Duliere may have shot himself. Some people believe that the Ku Klux Klan, which was the subject of a story in Dec 1991, may have been involved in Duliere's death.

Toni Sciacqua has been named editor of The Daily Breeze in Torrance, Calif. She is promoted from managing editor. Sciacqua succeeds former editor/interim publisher Phillip Sanfield, who left in [...]

The Daily Breeze in Torrance, Calif., has promoted Managing Editor Toni Sciacqua to editor on Thursday, filling the position left vacant by former editor and interim publisher Phillip Sanfield, who [...]

Randall Shew, publisher of the Richmond (Ky.) Register from 1970 until 1990, died Tuesday, his paper reported. He was 80. Under Shew, the Register relocated from a site it occupied [...]

Newspaper Guild President Bernie Lunzer said he is not surprised that some infighting at The Boston Globe guild unit has sparked an apparent petition drive to oust unit president Dan [...]

Jim Newton, editorial pages editor of the Los Angeles Times, is stepping down after two years in the post, according to a staff memo from Publisher Eddy Hartenstein. The memo [...]

Before his first career as a newspaper publisher and his next long career as a newspaper broker, Mel Hodell flew supplies into China during World War II as part of [...]

J. Steven Dillon has been named editorial page editor of The Courier of Findlay, Ohio. Dillon, a longtime reporter for the Courier, succeeds Cindy Moorhead, who is leaving to become [...]

The New York Times has named Deputy Managing Editor Jonathan Landman the new culture editor, according to a release. Landman succeeds Sam Sifton, who was recently appointed restaurant critic, and [...]

The marketing executive who oversaw creation of the controversial 'salon' dinners at The Washington Post, which were canceled after sparking complaints of conflict of interest, has resigned, the Post reported [...]

Jon Losness has been named editor of the Kenosha (Wis.) News, effective Sept. 28. Previously, Losness served as publisher and editor of the Rochester (Minn.) Post-Bulletin. He succeeds Craig [...]

An Orange County Register sports columnist wrote an apology to readers Thursday for a piece he penned Tuesday that appeared to make light of the tragic 18-year kidnapping of a [...]

The Washington Post's foreign staff plans to boost Middle East coverage, while also focusing more on enterprise and in-depth stories over breaking news in coming months. 'We will have at [...]

Once Sun-Times Media Group (STMG) is out of bankrutcy and under new ownership, Jeremy L. Halbreich expects to continue as its chairman -- and he expects the flagship Chicago Sun-Times [...]

The January 2008 firing of Philadelphia Inquirer sports columnist Stephen Smith was unjust and violated the collective bargaining agreement with the Philadelphia Newspaper Guild, an arbitrator has ruled. Arbitrator Richard [...]

Janet Reeves, a former Rocky Mountain News photo editor who helped lead its photo staff to three Pulitzer Prizes in the last 10 years, has been named assistant managing editor [...]

Editors at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which launched a new paid Web site today, want to make clear that users will still get everything for free that they always have. The [...]

Getty Images on Monday announced a deal to syndicate celebrity portraits by Los Angeles Times photographers. The newspaper's 'high-end contemporary celebrity portraiture' will be available through Getty's celebrity portrait division, [...]

Stuart Leavenworth has been named editorial page editor of The Sacramento Bee. Leavenworth's promotion was announced Friday by Bee Publisher Cheryl Dell and Editor Melanie Sill. Leavenworth succeeds David Holwerk, [...]

Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Matt Davies of The Journal News in White Plains, N.Y., will stay on the job, according to Publisher Mike Fisch. The paper had previously planned to [...]

The Indianapolis News Guild in a close vote Tuesday approved a new two-year contract with The Indianapolis Star that includes a 10% salary cut. The new agreement, which Guild President [...]

The New York Times has named a new vice president/digital media at its Regional Media Group. Dan E. Shorter will take over the role on Sept. 8 and will report [...]

Bruce Hartmann, publisher of the Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel, has been named vice president for sales at the E.W. Scripps Co., effective Sept. 1. In his new position, Hartmann will [...]

Ronnie Hughes has been named interim publisher of the Juneau (Alaska) Empire. Hughes succeeds Robert O. Hale, who left the paper Aug. 14 to take a position as a financial [...]