tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post6334670666840467806..comments2024-03-06T05:30:41.694-05:00Comments on Pho's Akron Pages: ABJ: Mizzel Stewart Out as Managing Editor [UPDATED]Scott Piephohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849171870929674248noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post-56810471863936061192007-05-25T23:03:00.000-04:002007-05-25T23:03:00.000-04:00Excellent comment, AFB. Just what I was fishing f...Excellent comment, AFB. Just what I was fishing for.Scott Piephohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05849171870929674248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post-65196705312853729172007-05-25T22:33:00.000-04:002007-05-25T22:33:00.000-04:00Mizell Stewart has a couple of good reasons to lea...Mizell Stewart has a couple of good reasons to leave, big picture and little picture. Big picture: The Beacon is in Big Trouble, businesswise. Its profits have been dragging for years, which is why McClatchy didn't want it when it bought the rest of Knight Ridder. The future doesn't look any better, as circulation and ad revenue continue to fall and positions continue to be cut. The business outlook and opportunities for advancement surely are better with Scripps Howard. Little picture: Stewart functioned as editor since Debra Adams Simmons departed last fall (some would say longer) without ever being given the title. It had to be obvious to him that Black/Moss had no intention of giving him his props, ever. That's insulting, and he was right to leave for that reason too.<BR/>Winges is an excellent journalist, a decent guy and a loyal employee. Some people at the Beacon have problems with his management style; he is known to be somewhat controlling and stubborn. His best first move would be to get rid of Ann Sheldon Mezger as metro editor. He would immediately become a newsroom hero, the stuff of Beacon Journal legend.<BR/>By the way, the title of vice president has always accompanied the title of editor at the Beacon.<BR/>It's notable that just a year ago, all three of the top positions at the Beacon (publisher, editor, managing editor) were held by African-Americans. By June 1, none will be. What, if anything, does this say about the new ownership? Perhaps Stewart realized he never had a chance under David Black.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com