Derby Trail Forums

Go Back   Derby Trail Forums > The Steve Dellinger Discourse Den
Register FAQ Members List Calendar Today's Posts

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 05-24-2012, 06:32 PM
Kasept's Avatar
Kasept Kasept is offline
Steve Byk
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Greenwich, NY
Posts: 43,442
Default Times-Picayune facing staff & printing cutbacks

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.co...n-publication/

Rough situation for one of the country's most storied newspapers as the New Orleans Times-Picayune fights for survival.

Editor Jim Amoss is Tom's brother..
__________________
All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine
Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 05-24-2012, 07:06 PM
DaTruth's Avatar
DaTruth DaTruth is offline
Churchill Downs
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 1,969
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kasept View Post
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.co...n-publication/

Rough situation for one of the country's most storied newspapers as the New Orleans Times-Picayune fights for survival.

Editor Jim Amoss is Tom's brother..
This is a sad day. Unfortunately, it is a path that other newspapers are likely to follow. It is hard to believe that barely more than three decades ago the NOLA area supported an afternoon daily (the States-Item) as well.
__________________
Still trying to outsmart me, aren't you, mule-skinner? You want me to think that you don't want me to go down there, but the subtle truth is you really don't want me to go down there!
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 05-24-2012, 10:19 PM
GenuineRisk's Avatar
GenuineRisk GenuineRisk is offline
Atlantic City Race Course
 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 4,986
Default

Very sad news. Piece that mentions Amoss several times:

http://jimromenesko.com/2012/05/24/n...tion-schedule/

And a piece about it that includes praise for their Katrina coverage:

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politic...tbacks-9118943
__________________
Gentlemen! We're burning daylight! Riders up! -Bill Murray
Reply With Quote
Reply



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:34 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.8
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.