Modern Newspaper Demise

EDITORS NOTE: I wrote this column about two years ago, but I don't think things have changed much in the land of some of the worst traffic in California.… Continue

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Emily Litella (Gilda Radner): "What's all this I hear about Soviet Jewelry?" (Launches into discussion about why A… Continue

If you didn't think things could get much worse for the unfortunate souls who work for the Bay Area Newspaper Group ... well, think again. In a bizarre e-mail sent to all company employees on Feb. 19, president and publisher John Armstrong writes that the company is "extending to all employees a one-time voluntary separation opportunity." That's a buyout to you and me. In encouraging people to grab the deal, Armstrong adds that those who leave voluntarily could get a severance package worth doub… Continue

Most newspapers have a "morgue," an office or room where old photographs, clips and microfiche are kept. But the term may be just as apt for the rest of the newsroom now that blood-lettings are taking their toll on papers across the country. Over the next few years, the number of journalists who leave newspapers behind in favor of online media or related fields will probably accelerate. Many of the journalists I've worked with over the years have moved on to public relations or jobs with city go… Continue