Everybody and their mother have written in to express distaste with the new typeface Gannett has spread to all of its papers – including the C-J/AKN (it hit the front page today). Here’s the old:   The new:   At least five departures took place over the past week: Nancy Rodriguez left her spot covering [...]

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Museum Plaza will not be built. Land now reverts to the city. 7th Street between Washington and River Roads will be restored and reopened. [Damnit] You’d think the editorial board could get its facts straight by now. No Kill Louisville has tons of shelter management experience. One of its top folks has decades of experiencing [...]

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What? Your local paper did a story about Greg Fischer’s company – Dant Clayton – getting a fat taxpayer incentive of $1.19 million and it didn’t bother mentioning it was, you know, the mayor’s company? Four companies were approved for state and local tax incentives Thursday based on plans to bring a total of 107 [...]

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Whattya know? Experts say they wouldn’t hire the guy Greg Fischer hired to run LMAS. And, get this: Greg Fischer’s office refused to be interviewed for this story. Doesn’t sound too sure about his hire to us because actions speak louder than words. [WAVE3] Four cases of how tearing down a highway can relieve traffic [...]

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Yet another reason your local paper is failing: its people can’t figure out how the internet works. Take this story, for instance: The city wants to know how you view public safety in Louisville. The public safety committee of Mayor Greg Fischer’s Merger 2.0 Task Force has crafted an online survey at www.louisvilleky.gov to gauge [...]

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The Metro Ethics Commission is set to deliberate the second complaint against Judy Green. [WFPL] So you can be sure Judy Green is going to be foaming at the mouth worse than us for some time to come. [WLKY] Why in the shiz is $37,000 being spent on a “public opinion survey” to determine the [...]

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Okay, ladies and ladydudes. Let’s talk about this: Green called on the other council members to be fair to her. “Ya’ll know me. Why would I wait five years on the council to become unethical?” HAHAHA. Who really believes she waited five years? Praise the flying spaghetti monster for Dan Klepal’s decision to include that [...]

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You thought news of the Gannett-Courier-Journal layoffs was out-of-control here? Check this: Wall Street Journal Democrat and Chronicle Contra Costa Times Journal-Courier WHO TV Denver Post Arizona Republic Mashable Columbia Journalism Review The Wrap Business Insider Fairfield Sun Times More than a little intense.

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Wait for it! Here comes the Metro Council with concern over the mayoral slush fund. [WFPL] Every time we read this story about Judy Green asking Hal Heiner to lobby on her behalf, we pee a little. [C-J/AKN] Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson questioned Jack Conway for the 49th day in a row: [...]

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Our thoughts are with Sheryl Edelen, one of those, we hear, 36 axed at the Courier-Journal. We really liked her work. So much for neighborhoods coverage. UPDATE: Errr. Holy jeebers. 50 people got the axe. That’s 145 people since 2008.

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