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In N OutFriday Oct 03, 2008
Gawker Media Lays Off/Hires People
As we say, it's an 'adjustment'. The full memo - the one not on Gawker of course - is here. Steve Smith's Resignation Resonates
Smith tells Knight Digital Media Center: "It is no longer my job or our job to save newspapers. Our job is to save journalism and the values that underlie newspaper journalism," such as the free flow of information and aggressive coverage of government. Smith sounds as though he's daring other editors and reporters to follow suit, saying, "It is time to stop standing behind our salaries, our bonuses and our pensions and stand up and say what needs to be said" -- that short-term thinking and cutbacks are "dooming our organizations to irrelevance and causing irreparable harm to our systems and society without consideration of the larger loss." True statements, all of them. But how will leaving the paper help save journalism? Smith explains: By resigning, Smith says, "I regain my voice." Smith said he has not felt free to speak out about the journalistic decline that comes from cuts in an industry environment that promises more with less. "I simply wasn't willing to stand up and tell people things would be better or even OK. And our publisher needs someone who can do that."
Thursday Oct 02, 2008
Matt Donnelly: Yet Another Journo Joins Buzznet
As we reported earlier, Jeff Leeds and Leslie Simon are already on board, and the place "is exploding." Congratulations, Matt! Monday Sep 22, 2008
Erin Zilis Named VP, Publisher of Freedom Speciality Media
IRVINE, Calif. -- Sept. 23, 2008 -- Freedom Specialty Media, a division of Freedom Communications, Inc., today announced Erin Zilis has been appointed vice president, publisher. Zilis joins Freedom on September 25, reporting to Doug Bennett, senior vice president, Technology and Administration, Freedom Interactive. Friday Sep 19, 2008
Breaking: Jim Newton Returns to the L.A TimesIn an e-mail to staffers today, Eddy Hartenstein announces that Jim Newton is coming back to his job as editorial page editor:
As one staffer put it to us: "Wow." Thursday Sep 18, 2008
944 Expands, Hires Sharyn Bires and Tiffany Cohen
944 Media sent us a note to let us know of their recent expansion and launch of a "Custom Publishing Division." The following chock-full-of-goodness press release highlights the expansion of the "core executive team" to include Sharyn Bires and Tiffany Cohen, formerly of Los Angeles magazine and Emmis Communications -- along with the an increase of "$10 Million in credit facilities " to expand the companies portfolio. Buried in the release are more hires and changes, including the promotion of Martine Bury to Editor in Chief. Orange County Register News: Jeff Light Promoted
Jeff Light has been named vice president of Interactive at Orange County Register Communications, Inc., to provide leadership and strategic direction to its interactive content and product development. An announcement regarding this appointment is posted on Rnet. UPDATE: We've heard from our folks on the inside, and, nope, they don't know what it means either. Oh well. We suppose congratulations are in order. So, congratulations! Tuesday Sep 09, 2008
Where They Are Now...We stumbled upon this video. It's Matt Welch - former LAT editor current editor-in-chief of Reason magazine. Hi Matt! Wednesday Sep 03, 2008
Gawker's Hiring. Want to be the Next Nick Denton?
Tuesday Aug 26, 2008
LAT's Eddy Hartenstein's First Move: Poach From Freedom Communications
McKibben will be the LAT's Chief Revenue Officer... which should be a pretty easy job seeing how there are fewer numbers to add up with each passing year. Ed Padgett has the full memo here, but here's your highlight: "Scott already knows all the key players in our industry and how newspapers workâno learning curve here." PreviouslyLAT: William Heisel Moves to Business Peter Gilstrap's (Other) New Job BREAKING: David Hiller Resigns Gerould Kern Replaces Lipinski as Chicago Tribune Editor More Departures at the LAT: Dan Costello's Last Day L.A. Observed: Timothy Ryan to be named LAT Publisher? UPDATE: ERSNews.com: KTLA Axes 7, Hires 1 Vivi Zigler Promoted to President of NBC Universal Digital Entertainment President Named at New Oprah Network DHD: David Halbfinger Returns to NYC Mary Kaye Schilling Moves to New York Magazine LAT Lay Offs Still Haven't Happened... FBLA Exclusive -- SF Attorney Reaction to State Supreme Court Decision Nathan Cooper Takes a "C" Note The Hollywood Reporter Nabs An LAT Writer With Everyone Kicked to the Curb, OCR Biz Editor Leaving for TheStreet FBLA Confirms Ryan Seacrest Is In Talks To Replace Larry King BREAKING: Register Lays Off 80-90 Employees Davan Maharaj Named L.A. Times ME: Official Press Release BREAKING: Davan Maharaj Named L.A. Times ME Wall Street Journal ME Resigns, Murdoch To Buy Newsday Hot Property's Ruth Ryon Packs It In And Goes Home Breaking: VNU Cuts Jobs Across the Country Rebecca Schoenkopf: "I Would Very Much Like to be Editor" Laura Bleiberg Leaves The Orange County Register KCBS Cuts Back--Greene and Martin Leaving Stephanie Simon: "I'll miss the place a lot" LA Times Buyout List Gets Longer and Longer Terri Nelson Joins Freedom Communications Steve Lowery, Rebecca Schoenkopf Head to CityBeat Former L.A. Times Journo Joins "The Dark Side" More People Leaving Hollywood Reporter LA Daily News Layoffs--Volunteers Due by Noon Today Social Networking Gets Its Own Beat--Cathy Taylor at MediaPost ERSNews.com: Sam Zell Fires Vinnie Malcolm LAT Announces Russ Stanton Is The New Boss E! Names Ken Baker Executive News Editor Phil Bronstein named editor-at-large of Hearst newspapers Editor Jim O'Shea Out at LA Times Us Magazine Comments on Baker's Departure. Kinda. FBLA Exclusive: Face of Us Weekly, Ken Baker, Leaves The Mag FBLA Exclusive: Greg Magnus Discusses Abrupt Lay-Off From OC Register Ruth Hilton Leaves OK! for Maxim AP Appoints Daniel Becker To Director of Entertainment Content Leslie Brenner, Sherry Stern Move to LAT Sunday Magazine Stuff We've Been Too Sick To Blog 2: Veronique de Turenne Joins The LAT Stuff We've Been Too Sick To Blog 1: Metromix Goes Print Madelyn Hammond Rejoins Variety Craig Redding Fired for Joke at Santa Barbara Paper Tony Pierce Hired as LA Times Blogmaster Lisa Fletcher named ABC News correspondent Matthew Donnelly Leaves E! For Page Six Lauren Corrao Named President of Original Prog. at Comedy Central Linda Immediato Leaves LA Weekly OC Register Loses Medical Reporter Betsy Morgan Named Huffington Post CEO Salinas Officially Exits Telemundo Kingsley Steps Down at PMK/HBH THR Adds Two to Film Department Breaking: Carlos Amezcua Is In, John Beard Is Out at KTTV Sonja Steptoe Leaves Time Inc. Marilyn Thompson Leaves LA Times for NY Times THR Loses Another Staffer to Variety: Tatiana Siegel O'Sullivan, Martinez On the Move Bill Harrison, Lisa Perkins To Fifteen Minutes PR Reed Business Lay-offs at B & C Abby Tegnelia Exits Item, Joins 944 Hollywood Reporter Snags Guider From Variety: This Means War Breaking: Elizabeth Guider to Head Hollywood Reporter Wald Leaves KTLA/Sullivan Out at Weekly/Thompson Pulled from L & W Revolving Door: Todd Martens Heads To The LAT. Other People Do Stuff, Too Arthur Says Nope, Not Me as ME of LAT John M. Arthur Moves Up to Managing Editor, LA Times Doug Frantz Leaves LA Times: "Done As Much As I Could Do" Former Variety Exec Lands Hollywood Reporter Gig Wenda Harris Millard Exits Yahoo for MSLO David Zahniser Moves to LA Times--Look Out, Mr. Mayor! Marc Sternberg Leaves Reporter for AlwaysOn |
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