No, not because they paper is going to contain even more syndicated junk.

This:

We also are building two new digital sites that will be constantly updated with news, video, tweets and blogs. One will serve as a valuable resource to help you stay healthy and fit, including advice on aging well. The other will help you boost your economic intelligence and improve your standard of living.

Yep – they’re assuming a post on a blog = blogs. Blog is short for weblog. Meaning a single publication. Articles on blogs are typically referred to as posts, stories, articles, whatever. Not blogs. Because they’re not blogs themselves. They’re part of a blog.

Semantics, sure. But we all know there’s at least one bloated reporter who spends his entire life emailing us when we leave out a letter or spell a name incorrectly.

This whole push by Gannett smells… desperate, to say the least. It’s unfair to the people who work hard to continue trying to create a paper that’s worth reading. Definitely unfair to the handful of reporters who still do a solid job.

Let’s just see how hard the entirety of local teevee people can freak out over the accused Southern Indiana serial killer. [FOX41]

Looks like the Gannett Beast was down for hours and hours. All Gannett papers were hit with yet more computer troubles. [Gannett Blog]

It’s tough for us to feel sorry for Jefferson County Public Schools as it cuts jobs. All while there are so many people working at the board of education making more than $100,000 per year. [WAVE3]

The caretaker of Churchill Downs’ track is preparing for his last Kentucky Derby. This is an interesting read. [H-L]

The Louisville home where Muhammad Ali grew up will get an historical marker in May. [WHAS11]

According to a report by The Herald Sun newspaper in Durham, N.C., officials with Louisville-based 21c are trying to negotiate incentives for a $45 million project there. [Business First]

Remember that guy who killed his girlfriend and her sister in December? A grand jury finally indicted him. [WKYT]

Banks are fighting to keep major mortgage reforms from becoming permanent. Specifically the big banks that Morgan McGarvey has profited from. [HuffPo]

Oh, look, WLKY finally discovered that giant statue of David sitting on Main Street. Glad they’ve caught up. [WLKY]

The 138th Kentucky Oaks will be run today at Churchill Downs. A field of 15 is entered for the fillies-only race. [WFPL]

Yesterday, Amy Shoemaker half-hit Morgan McGarvey for profiting from foreclosure cash. But only after he’d been called out publicly. Let’s not pretend it’s real political courage. And her other opponents are still missing in action. [Page One]

Due to production difficulties, the Courier-Journal will publish a combined one-edition newspaper Monday.

So we think a bit more detail is warranted. This comment from Gannett Blog is spot-on, according to everyone we’ve spoken with:

Worst technical failure ever. This is not Gannett Blog hype. The entire publishing system, print and online, crashed for most of Sunday. There was a chance no Gannett papers would publish at all.

Mad scramble when things seemed to stabilize, but heads should roll. No way we should be vulnerable like that.

4/08/2012 10:56 PM

Gannett has all papers on the same hastily-implemented news production system. Turns out, the entire thing nearly failed and many in management are up in arms.

In case you missed the news, the editorial board at A Kentucky Newspaper is changing. Slightly. Keith River Fields Runyon accepted a Gannettmonster buyout. Also, a lot of the wrong people were bought out. They should have fired about 20 others and raised the salaries of those taking the deal. [WFPL]

Remember Nina Yoder? Charlie Simpson says she waved her free speech rights at a public university. So she can’t collect damages for being expelled. Possibility City! [Chronicle]

Metro Council may be hoping to avoid legal fees and a court battle with Kentucky Retirement Systems but these shenanigans should give people like Jim King and Kelly Downard serious pause. [Typical Frankfort Corruption]

Yep, spending time in New Orleans instead of acting as mayor. That’s the Louisville way. Not that anything would have been done if he were actually in his office, though. [WHAS11]

It’s interesting that Judy Green would raise such hell over people sagging pants and embracing various parts of American culture at which she feigned offense. ALL WHILE INSTALLING GRILLS IN PEOPLES’ MOUTHS!!! HAHAHA. [C-J/AKN]

All 267 families that were living in Sheppard Square have been moved out into other housing developments or are out on their own. The housing complex is going to, well, be bulldozed. [FOX41]

Basically, Lexington went insane and just ruined everything. Can you imagine if that interest in basketball was directed at, say, the budget or at merely electing someone with half a cup worth of sense? [H-L]

Maybe Oldham County Schools should get its shiz in check before filing charges against people? Costing taxpayers even more money isn’t exactly going to be welcomed with open arms. [WAVE3]

Really, Louisville fans? Getting involved in an argument last night in Lexington to the point that someone got shot? [WKYT]

Some fancy foreigner horse show is coming to Louisville from Yerp. Music, horsey ballet and stunts. [WLKY]

Yesterday we pointed out a few $100,000+ reasons Kentucky Educational Television should face scrutiny of state auditors and budget officials. We summarily received nasty calls and messages from a higher up at the organization. How dare anyone want to see how tax dollars are spent. [Page One]

Kentucky musician Ben Sollee was featured on CNN. Check this video out. It’ll autoplay. [CNN]

Here’s Greg Fischer discussing the five finalists for chief of police. [WAVE3]

Aww, it’s cute that Damon Thayer is still freaking out over his client list. Even more cute that he’s still pretending he has zero conflict of interest. Absolutely, 100% no appearance of impropriety on his part, he says. [Page One Here & Here]

It might snow. A little bit. Maybe. So rush to Kroger and buy up all the bread and milk just in case. You’ll see every meemaw in town there still in curlers. Maybe even in housecoats. [FOX41]

Once again, Tina Ward-Pugh fails to make her argument because she just gets bent out of shape. Sidewalks on Brownsboro Road aren’t just about the disabled. They’re about an entire neighborhood being able to walk around their neighborhood without getting run over by some fat guy named Bob in his soon-to-be-repossessed car. [C-J/AKN]

Yet another example of local media half-assing a story and reporting absolute bogus information about the Brownsboro Road sidewalk mess. [WLKY]

42 employees of your local newspaper – yes, 42 – have been offered buyouts by the Gannett beast. [Business First]

When will Old Dirty Judy start repaying that $130,000 she’s cost the taxpayers of Louisville? [WHAS11]

Whaaaat? Greg Fischer taking part in yet another socialite photoshoot? Surely not. [V-T]

For all of you folks who say racism doesn’t exist amongst the gays? Think again. [WFPL]

You wouldn’t believe the amount of hateful telephone calls we received over our story about Kentucky Kingdom and Holiday World. [The 'Ville Voice]

Jim Mims, after a serious public shaming (Greg Fischer, too), had a change of heart on Occupy Louisville. But they forgot to notify the Occupy folks. [WFPL]

Hurry and put up that pay wall, Gannett, so your first quarter earnings can fall another 33%. Hurry up! [C-J/AKN]

Steve Bittenbender filed to run for the 37th District State Senate seat. That’s the seat Democratic embarrassment Perry Clark currently holds. Will it float? [SoS]

Sorry, John David Dyche, regardless of what Jim King puts out in his front, he does not have a great working relationship with Greg Fischer. In fact, he doesn’t even have a good working relationship with his former staffers, campaign staffers or most of the people who advised him until recently. [C-J/AKN]

This New Albany cop who spewed racist rhetoric now says his comments weren’t racist and is appealing his suspension. [FOX41]

A judge in Frankfort will today decide on the filing deadline in the redistricting mess. [H-L]

Will Louisville win that tastiest town thing in Southern Living? Probably not and all kinds of people will freak out about it because it’s obviously the end of the world. Greg Fischer will even issue a release about it and talk about it on Twitter and Facebook. [WAVE3]

Nashville is working to attract international tourists. Louisville doesn’t even work to attract tourists in its own state. [Business First]

Robert White’s son was arrested again and everyone is losing their mind over it. Apparently, it’s even more important than that tasty town contest. [WHAS11]

This is the wet dream of Steve Beshear and Greg Fischer. The absolute tops for them. You know they’re aching to pull this stunt. [Mother Jones]

Wait, would you rather people be so drug/high that they fall asleep at a restaurant or while driving away from the restaurant, like Greg Fischer’s official parks guy could have done? [WLKY]

The dang Ohio River Bridges Debacle probably isn’t going to happen because no one can make it happen. [C-J/AKN]

The Cincinnasti Enquirer is gonna be printed in Columbus and will soon be just 10.5″ by 14 2/3″ in size. [Enquirer]

So now the Oldham Count murders/deaths were in self-defense. This story is getting crazier and crazier. [WLEX18]

Really. Just read the latest stories and tell us how long it takes for your skin to start crawling. [WLKY]

The public is being encouraged to weigh in on the Ohio River Bridges Debacle. Which, loosely translated, means the hundreds of thousands of comments already provided don’t matter and any new comments won’t matter, either. [FOX41]

Eight new properties in Kentucky are under consideration for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. [Page One]

It’s actually sad for this community that the editorial board is only now waking up to the problems at MSD. That body effectively allowed MSD and Abramson to operate without ever being questioned for years and years like it was no big deal. Now they want to complain. How convenient. At least they’re complaining. [C-J/AKN]

Can you imagine being wrongly convicted and then serving more than 14 years in prison? [WAVE3]

Kentucky got $11.6 million in federal funds to replace two aging railroad bridges… but not for our Ohio River Bridges Debacle. [Business First]

“JCSS”? The least WHAS11 could do is have someone loosely familiar with, you know, Louisville to handle putting “news” on the internets. [WHAS11]

Too many questions surround Crit Luallen’s audit of the Metro Sewer District and we wish our local and state electeds had the guts to continue asking them. [The 'Ville Voice]

Billboards advertising this are all over Indianapolis:

An excerpt:

The Star’s corporate owner, Gannett, and its top executives have been cutting jobs in Indianapolis and reducing news coverage for years. Now, they’ve come up with another idea that puts cost-cutting ahead of what’s good for the newspaper and its community.

Gannett wants to outsource newspaper production jobs from The Star’s newsroom in Indianapolis to a regional news “hub” in Louisville, Ky. That’s right, Gannett wants to produce a local newspaper from another state.

At first, Gannett’s outsourcing would affect only six to eight jobs. But with Gannett, cost-cutting efforts have a way of consuming everything in their path.

Too little, too late.

The Gannett beast has already consumed the paper and is coughing up spittle on Broadway in Louisville to be shipped around the country as news.

Mainstream local news is dead. You can’t save it.

Ruh ro – here come the big dogs calling Greg Fischer out for pulling a campaign finance bait and switch. [C-J/AKN]

These folks in Los Angeles are crying about 18 dogs getting euthanized. They need to get their asses to Louisville. [HuffPo]

Jerry Abramson is already hard at work trying to ruin Kentucky even more than he ruined Louisville. [84WHAS]

Greg Fischer has ordered a city-wide review of overtime policies and procedures. This is sure to end in a flustercuck. [WHAS11]

You won’t find us complaining if A Kentucky Newspaper throws up pay walls. [Gannett Blog]

Drunk Metro Parks director Mike Heitz is already back at work. Greg Fischer is allowing every joke of an official he’s got on the payroll to make massive mistakes without any consequence. We can hear the campaign commercials now. [WAVE3]

Yum Brands avoided paying state income taxes despite large profits. And we’re supposed to be surprised. [H-L]

We’re glad to see the local media is paying attention to a proposal in Frankfort that would create a tax-free weekend for educational purchases each year. [FOX41]

There’s a fancy holiday green gift fair on Saturday at Rainbow Blossom in St. Matthews. [Consuming Louisville]

Construction is set to begin on a new 21c Museum Hotel local in Bentonville, Arkansas. [Business First]

Riverport businesses are paying for their own police station in an attempt to combat area crime. [WLKY]

Kevin Cogan is once again trying to build a 17-story building in Cherokee Triangle. Here’s a look at 2008 versus 2011. [Broken Sidewalk]

Isn’t it convenient that Greg Fischer’s taxpayer-funded staffers are pushing this city-wide overtime review story like crazy now that we’ve gotten word out about his campaign finance bait-n-switch? [WHAS11]

Ruh ro! Looks like the copy editors at A Kentucky Newspaper screwed up the Greenville paper by including the word “fuck” – which is awesome. Looks like they’re as adept at screwing up other papers as they are the AKN. [Jim Romenesko]

Some hoodlum has stolen the Scales of Justice from Metro Gubmint! [Click the Clicky]

Oh, get a grip, people. Maker’s Mark IS cheap. That’s a good terrific thing. Maybe the best you can buy for the money. $25 is cheap for magical bourbon like that. Don’t play. And Maker’s 46 is worth every penny of it’s $40-ish price tag. [H-L]

That fireworks ban was so stupid that Metro Council is going to consider lifting it. After it only passed, what, two weeks ago? [WFPL]

Oh, look, here’s a six-page glowing review of Robert White from the paper. Never could have expected that. You’d think an actual news outlet get a few interviews with some officers who actually work in the community to find out what the deal really is with LMPD. They’re glad the man is leaving. [C-J/AKN]

Heard of this RAMP thing? Rockin’ Appalachian Mom Project? There’s a benefit being held on December 10 at The Green Building and Claudia Coffey is involved. It’s a good thing! [CLICK HERE]

It’s so foreign to see actual progress in a Kentucky city. Nope, it’s not Louisville. It’s happening in Lexington and nobody is being corrupt and nasty about it, either. [H-L & More H-L]

Louisvillians are discussing what they want in a new chief for the Louisville Metro Police Department. [FOX41]

Metro United Way has raised $24.5 million for its annual fundraising campaign. [Business First]

The sister of Sexytime Herman Cain’s alleged mistress is talking to Louisville teevee stations. This is definitely worthy of a pee alert. [WAVE3]

We’re trying really hard not to laugh about the lady who drove her car into Longhorn Steakhouse in J-town. Yes, we realize it could have been much worse. [WHAS11]