The Press Herald has spent a lot of ink on Guttman’s talk of “trailblazing” news coverage. Its staff had a chance at a trial run at collaboration and teamwork on this story, with not much at stake if they did it poorly. Perhaps they gave it a try; if so, they failed so miserably that any effort was completely invisible. Or they didn't try, and will have to work out the logistics while on deadline for a vital story. Either way, they missed a chance to show Portland what they think news coverage should look like.
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- Herald or harbinger?
Those of us fascinated by the rapidly deflating balloon that is the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram have had a lot to chew over from a lot of sources lately.
- Staying focused
If current PPH newshounds don't stay sharp, they might as well be writing on the wall.
- Naming names
Any effort at survival by the Portland Press Herald should take advantage of the ample brainpower and ability already on staff
- 10 years later, we told you so
Like many in the alternative press, we pride ourselves on being ahead of the game. Sometimes, of course, that means we're wrong about what might be coming down the pike — that's part of the risk of being "out front" and not just reacting to the news as it happens.
- Press Herald to host section-front ads
The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram will begin publishing paid advertisements on the front pages of its Business, Outdoors, and Sports sections starting October 1, according to employees who spoke on the condition they not be named, for fear of losing their jobs.
- Gender confusion?
Press Herald watchers have long since tired of editor Jeannine Guttman’s roughly weekly “Editor’s Note” columns.
- Pressure is on
The execs over at the Portland Press Herald are notoriously tight-lipped when it comes to talking about their newspaper to other media organizations.
- Beats moving
Eric Conrad, the Portland Press Herald 's managing editor for the past five years, is leaving May 1 to become the editor of the News-Times in Danbury, Connecticut.
- Three firsts at NEPA
Portland Phoenix contributing writers and staff took three first-place awards at the New England Press Association’s annual awards banquet February 9, and three second-place honors as well.
- Numbers game
If you take a close look at the latest polls, you will find that supporters and opponents of November's same-sex marriage referendum question are locked in a neck-and-neck battle.
- Entertainment on the cheap
You've paid your rent and your tuition, and bought your books and groceries. Yes, you're broke. But that's no fun. Now what?
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