Who's staying, who's going at the ProJo?

Who'll stop the pain at the ProJo?

Not For Nothing — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:57:43 GMT

In the aftermath of informational meetings held separately yesterday by the Providence Newspaper Guild

ProJo jobs on the chopping block

Not For Nothing — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:52:06 GMT

Here's a rundown on what Belo and its local managers are looking to cut at the ProJo . I have highlighted

Who'll stop the pain at the ProJo?

Not For Nothing — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:49:11 GMT

In the aftermath of informational meetings held separately yesterday by the Providence Newspaper Guild

re: Who's staying, who's going at the ProJo?

Ted — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:31:43 GMT

Are you asserting that Karen Lee Ziner is a straight-down-the-middle reporter who just tells the story without any personal agendas?

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rhody — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:04:46 GMT

Oh no, not the Reporters with Agendas Rag again.

Ted, let's you and I tuck the liberal mainstream media myth under the covers and turn out the light.

re: Who's staying, who's going at the ProJo?

Ted — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:42:51 GMT

If only we were talking about reporters and not columnists I might care about the degradation of the newsroom at the Projo. Ziner hasn't written a NEWS story the whole time she's been at the Projo and I certainly won't bemoan the day her 'activist journalism' leaves the newsfloor. And she's just one easy example of reporters with agendas at the Projo.

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Ian Donnis — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:02:55 GMT

No one has figured it out, Joe. Part of the difficulty is how news consumers have come to expect news for free. As I point out in my forthcoming story this week, combined print and online circulation for most papers remains as high as the old print-only total, but they're making a lot less money, because Internet ads are cheaper and less profitable.

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joe bernstein — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:22:35 GMT

Yes,Ian,no argument from me-it's the activity of a free press that is important,and not so much the medium.

Network TV hasn't the time to do good in depth stuff it seems.

Cable has a lot more "bandwidth"(I am sure someone will correct me),and so far they've been wasting it on tabloid crap.But the tools are there.

Obviously,we are talking about the Internet as the substitute for "real"papers.It has madehuge inroads,but I don't think newspapers will disappear entirely,particularly Sunday editions.

Don't you think the papers cut their own throats by going with online editions that don't get soaked in the rain or land in dogshit?

re: Who's staying, who's going at the ProJo?

Ian Donnis — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:27:40 GMT

Joe, I recognize the march of technology. However, there remains a need for reporters to watchdog public and private institutions.

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joe bernstein — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:34:18 GMT

Ian-seriously,did you bemoan the loss of jobs for thousands of linotypists when printing newspapers went digital?A lot of things pass when their usefulness is over.Except for trolley cars and medicinal leeches,it doesn't look like many are making a comeback.

re: Who's staying, who's going at the ProJo?

Ian Donnis — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:06:28 GMT

People are bound to have their likes and dislikes when it comes to reporters and columnists. It's unfortunate, though, that more of those commenting from a partisan perspective don't recognize this as a further running-down (as is the case in scores of other cities) of an important civic institution.

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joe bernstein — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:42:29 GMT

"for free"-words to Charley like worms to a carp

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old timer — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:35:02 GMT

Baskt better take the money and run. He is so out of touch it's sad. Buy the condo in Florida near Sox training camp and make a few bucks taking tickets at the park. You'll get to see the games for free.