PD exodus afoot?
Rumored to be leaving the Post-Dispatch:
Photographer Andrew Cutraro and Fashion Editor Lisa Jones Townsel.
If true, then this could be the beginning of a post-Lee-purchase "exodus."
Update: Add two more names to the list: A&E Editor Cliff Froehlich, who will be returning to his post as executive director of the St. Louis International Film Festival. And Business reporter Shera Dalin, who is going to into teaching.
Andy is a big loss, if true. He is a very talented photo-journalist.
Posted by publiceye on Tue., Jan 3, 2006 at 5:26 PMIn this scenario, what happens to the current executive director of Cinema St. Louis, Chris Clark?
Posted by Brian Marston on Tue., Jan 3, 2006 at 6:35 PMThe impression I have received is that there is a great deal of disappointment following the layoffs.
I think some of them are also viewing the future with some trepidation.
Across the country, journalists are expressing some concern over the future of the newspaper biz. The recent industry-wide layoffs are a culmination of an increasingly profit-oriented ownership and declining public opinion of newspapers.
The pending sale of the Knight Ridder chain of papers, one of the top-rated and award winning chains, spurred the Newspaper Guild of America to attempt to purchase several of the papers. Unfortunately, the offer is unlikely to be taken up.
Despite comments to the contrary, the Guild points out that most newspapers do make a profit, but not at the rates Wall Street wants.
Posted by Matthew Murphy on Tue., Jan 3, 2006 at 10:48 PMVia Romenesko, the place for your media fix.
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=94499
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Fred Grimm of the Miami Herald explains how far a couple quarters can go.
Posted by Matthew Murphy on Tue., Jan 3, 2006 at 10:58 PMMaybe we can ask Andy to go take some pics at St. Louis Centre?
Posted by Jim Hacking on Wed., Jan 4, 2006 at 10:06 AM
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