When LEO Editor Stephen George proposed the idea of summing up what’s happened to the local paper this year in a media column, I worried that there might not be enough information to fill a column. Then I started looking back over our reports here at The ‘Ville Voice, and realized I’d need more space […]

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Months ago, I thought I was joking when I wrote that the Courier-Journal’s next cost-cutting move would be to eliminate all that hassle in delivering the newspaper to customers.
Turns out it is at least partly true.
Publisher Arnold Garson sent a memo to his staff yesterday announcing that the layoffs had been completed, and that the […]

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If you didn’t hear the news yesterday — Tom Dorsey is out at the Courier-Journal. I’ve got a column on it, and other changes at the C-J, tomorrow in LEO. WAVE-TV has an interesting take that includes an interview with a shocked Dorsey.
It’s important to realize that the paper isn’t just firing Dorsey, but eliminating […]

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I’ve been studying public resignations for a while now, so I’ve come to a few conclusions.
One is this. When old guys announce a sudden retirement, and they use the phrase “spending more time with my family” in a public resignation speech, something is up. I found a whole column in Slate on the “spend time […]

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The rumored cuts across Gannett nationally hit home today as the C-J announced it is laying off 15 staff members and will leave other posts vacant.
The story made the FRONT PAGE of the C-J website when it was announced just before noon today. The C-J staff got the news in a note from new publisher […]

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Example Set: If coaches are all about setting the tone for their teams, I don’t expect many more Wildcats to get arrested with marijuana on them. Brooks booted Curtis Pulley off the team today after saying last week that he might compete for the starting QB spot.
Raising Pay: Gov. Beshear is giving his new spokesman, […]

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Cutting back on personnel in media isn’t a local phenomenon, and it’s not happening just at large city newspapers.
Today we learn that the Paxton Media Group, owner of WPSD-TV in Paducah and newspapers throughout western Kentucky, has laid off up to three dozen employees in light of declining revenue from advertisers and a weakening subscriber […]

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The Courier-Journal announced today that Jill Johnson Keeney is resigning her position on its editorial board and will become a consultant for Humana, where presumably she’ll be hanging out with ex-WHAS-TV meteoroligist Ken Schulz.
Keeney’s departure marks the third significant peronnel move recently. Publisher Denise Ivey just announced her retirement, followed by long-time columnist Bob Hill. […]

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Can you say “pattern of behavior?”
Jake’s continued reporting on the federal investigation involving the University of Louisville’s Robert Felner takes a new turn today. The Kenosha (Wisc.) News is reporting that the feds are looking at “millions of dollars in grants that Felner brought in while working at various universities throughout the United States. . […]

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Courier-Journal publisher Denise Ivey announced she’s leaving the job at the end of the year. The reason behind the departure is:
A– She is being forced out by Gannett management as part of the company’s enterprise-wide cost-cutting measures
B– She resigned in protest of said cost-cutting measures, refusing Gannett’s orders to eliminate home delivery
C– She and […]

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