Posted by: on July 16
Well, that didn't take very long.
Wall Street Journal augments its five dismissals on Monday with around 50 job cuts in its South Brunswick, NJ offices, as those jobs shift to the Journal's New York headquarters.
Some of those staffers--perhaps as many as two dozen, per one source, though this sounds high to me UPDATE: a dozen seems more likely--may be rehired.
According to the memo from Managing Editor Robert Thomson, "most of the editorial operations in South Brunswick will be closed."
As Drudge says: developing. Updates, and Thomson's memo, after the jump.
Continue reading "Breaking: Dow Jones Lays Off Around 50 Editors At Wall Street Journal's South Brunswick, NJ Offices; May Rehire Some"
Posted by: on July 16
Commented DDDenver, who identifies him- or herself as a former newspaper new media type, posted a frank and sharp response to this post concerning MediaNews Group CEO Dean Singleton's recent speech to the World Newspaper Congress.
I found it so interesting I'm reprinting it in full. Your thoughts?
Continue reading "More On That Speech Given By Dean Singleton: An Interesting Perspective From A Commenter Who Used To Work For Him"
Posted by: on July 14
It’s nothing compared to the cuts at virtually every paper in the Tribune chain, but News Corp is whacking some positions at the Wall Street Journal.
Five high-ranking Journal and WSJ.com editorial staffers—“Real Time” columnist Jason Fry, news editor George Anders, senior editor and Buzzwatch blogger Tom Weber, senior editor and “In The Lead” columnist Carol Hymowitz, and “Fiscally Fit” columnist Terri Cullen—will be departing. Coming soon, possibly this week, are more significant cuts—possibly in the range of 50 to 60 positions, according to one insider—at the paper's editing operations in South Brunswick, NJ.
Continue reading "News Corp's Wall Street Journal Trims Staff"
Posted by: on July 13
The weird thing about Hancock isn’t the thing that we’re supposed to say is weird about it--that it’s a superhero movie about a grumpy and drunken superhero with a knack for alienating everyone, even those he saves.
Rather, the weird thing is that the hero of the movie thing is a public relations guy, who essentially saves Hancock through media training. And by creating a new narrative for him. And all the other stuff associated with the practice of PR, and crisis PR in particular.
And on top of that, the really weird thing about Hancock is described after the jump--although, alas, without any video or still evidence after the jump (Note: spoiler alert). . .
Continue reading "Hancock: (Anti-) Superhero Movie Features PR Heroics"
Posted by: on July 08
BusinessWeek skips an issue around the 4th of July, which is why things have been verrrrrry quiet around here lately.
That and seasonal indolence, this being summertime in the great Northeast. I was actually born in Texas, as anyone who talks to me notices immediately. (Or not.) But I grew up in the suburbs of New Jersey. And there is a certain ambient hum I associate with the summer evenings ‘round these parts—light breezes shushing through leafy trees, crickets, and, somewhere off in the distance, a radio tuned low to a baseball game.
Continue reading "What Sport Sounds Better On The Radio Than Baseball? Well . . ."
