tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post115630503719456364..comments2024-03-06T05:30:41.694-05:00Comments on Pho's Akron Pages: The Akron Sinking JournalScott Piephohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849171870929674248noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post-1156406635979870132006-08-24T04:03:00.000-04:002006-08-24T04:03:00.000-04:00So it seems that David Black has turned out to be ...So it seems that David Black has turned out to be another profiteer, just like virtually any other owner/executive. I guess too much money is never enough, especially when he thinks so little of his employees:<BR/><BR/>"I don't really believe that quality of a newspaper is a direct function of body count in the newsroom. I walk through way too many newsrooms where I see people just talking or looking on the Internet and having fun."<BR/>--Quote of David Black taken by Eric Mansfield from a Reuter's article, posted on Mansfield's blog.<BR/><BR/>That pretty much says everything we need to know about David Black, and why the future of the Beacon Journal looks dim.<BR/><BR/>Mansfield himself said it best; our town just got a lot smaller today. These cuts strike at the very heart of the Beacon, which will probably never fully recover. Both the paper and the community that it serves are diminished and weaker for the talent lost.<BR/><BR/> I guess it's hard to imagine that McClatchy would have done things any differently had they decided to keep the ABJ. I think a lot of people had sort of breathed a sigh of relief when that didn't happen. Like escaping from angry bees only to run into a wasp's nest. It seems, we get stung anyway.NEOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13763050392442088113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post-1156394546028098462006-08-24T00:42:00.000-04:002006-08-24T00:42:00.000-04:00I hate to say things are tough all over but: The ...I hate to say things are tough all over but: The Toledo Blade (the only paper other than the ABJ to do anything resembling regularly occuring real journalism in Ohio's papers) just locked out two of it's unions and there is likely to be large scale job cuts there as well (partly because Block Communications is sinking like a rock and would be even worse if they didn't own a cable system). So here's to ever more McPapers (like the Columbus Dispatch, why do journalism when you can just copy someone's speech word for word? *ugh*).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post-1156381619302447812006-08-23T21:06:00.000-04:002006-08-23T21:06:00.000-04:00why in the hell did they decide to keep chip bok? ...why in the hell did they decide to keep chip bok? that guy's idea of creative satire is drawing donkey heads on bush critics. today's gem was taken directly from rush limbaugh. if you notice the word "hezbo" is scrawled across that arab looking fellow's head (how flattering). that term is straight from the ditto-head vocabulary. last sunday's crap doodle equated concerns with presidential oversteps a la wire tapping, torture, etc to gripes, now that airports are on lockdown status. are howy chizek listeners sending him ideas or does he think of these on his own?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post-1156357226155516442006-08-23T14:20:00.000-04:002006-08-23T14:20:00.000-04:00That comment about being proud that the Beacon had...That comment about being proud that the Beacon had two African-American writers reeked of PC.<BR/>Crutchfield and Al Fitzpatrick would have choked on that as well along with Mizell Stewart.<BR/>Back in the 80's two of the best reporters at the BJ were Rich Henson and Glenn Proctor... both black and covering things a little more meaty than pop culture. Proctor is now the exec. editor of the Richmond Va paper and Henson is an editor of a business magazine now. I think that's more telling than reviews of Talledaga Nights and Def Leppard. <BR/><BR/>Personally I thought Abrams was the best writer at the paper and at the same time thought George Thomas was not so much so. The fact that his son was allowed to fill space in the paper was inexcusable in my opinion. Sorry kid. Regardless, their race was irrelevant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post-1156337038906232892006-08-23T08:43:00.000-04:002006-08-23T08:43:00.000-04:00Addendum to above -- voluntary resig. being accept...Addendum to above -- voluntary resig. being accepted 60 days.... would reduce no. of layoffs, which would be a terrif. thing, but positions still gone forever...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post-1156336862007943952006-08-23T08:41:00.000-04:002006-08-23T08:41:00.000-04:00Pho == Anon posted some of this news last night in...Pho == Anon posted some of this news last night in comments section. Trying to help you out. Anyway, reporters cited in your post were indeed hit -- Abrams, Abraham, Reed, Thomas, Storm, McManamon and Wallace. In addition, Armon, Mackinnon, Massey and Estwick. All very, very sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com