Jan

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Pitch layoffs

January 1, 2009 | 8 Comments

The downturn in the advertising and newspaper business seems to have hit the Pitch just in time for the new year.  In addition to the regular Happy New Year tweets floating around the KC Twitterverse were several “OMG the Pitch is laying people” off tweets.  Neither the Pitch itself or an other traditional media have [...]

Dec

21

Cuts at suburban papers

December 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Star isn’t the only local newspaper hurting these days.  KMBC-TV 9 reports that the Independence Examiner will stop publishing on Mondays, leaving the eastern suburbs with Tuesday-Saturday service.
The Sun group of suburban newspapers has also made some cutbacks recently.  First, the Raytown Tribune was closed down and is no longer being published.  More recently [...]

Dec

3

Former Star cartoonist Lee Judge at the Library this weekend

December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Award-winning editorial cartoonist Lee Judge reflects on his 27 years at The Kansas City Star and shares some of his favorite unpublished cartoons – including many from the 2008 election – on Tuesday, December 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Cartoons We’re a Little [...]

Nov

26

Time Warner showing CityBall and Border War documentaries

November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Thanks to TV Barn for noticing that on Thanksgiving day Metro Sports will be showing two of Time Warner Cable’s excellent local documentaries.  Both movies will repeat and alternate throughout the day.
CityBall - A year in the life of atheletes in the Interscholastic League, the conference made up of schools in the KCMO School District.  [...]

Nov

24

Hearne Christopher, the reprise

November 24, 2008 | 1 Comment

Bottom Line Communications reports that outgoing KC Star gossip columnist Hearne Christopher isn’t going to let a layoff stop him.  Hearne plans to continue publishing online, at least three columns a week.  Here’s betting that two of those three columns will be about Lawrence, not Kansas City.

Nov

19

McClatchy Watch

November 19, 2008 | 4 Comments

McClatchy Watch covers the implosion of the McClatchy newspaper company, which owns the KC Star. It has a huge debt load, crashing revenue, and can’t find anyone interested in buying or investing in it. In addition to the well-known troubles and stunning layoffs at the Star, McClatchy newspapers in Miami, Fort Worth, Seattle, [...]

Nov

17

The KMBC-TV 9 lawsuit

November 17, 2008 | 3 Comments

You have probably  heard by now that three popular TV journalists are suing KMBC-TV 9 for sex and age discrimination (Biz Journal story). This is a deja vu for Channel 9, since it was sued for the same thing in the 1980s in the n tionally famous case of Christine Craft.
Aaron Barnhardt has a good [...]

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