Mike Pesca is leaving NPR after a decade to work for Slate. In his farewell memo to public radio colleagues, the sports reporter jokes:
I had a choice. Quit now or work five more years to qualify for the iPhone...
Update: The State now says Ron Morris is allowed to write about USC football. In 2011, University of South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier refused to talk to reporters while Ron Morris of The State — McClatchy’s paper in Columbia, SC —...
Ken Hart, who worked for 25 years at the Ashland (KY) Daily Independent, has a reputation for being outspoken. He isn’t shy about criticizing businesses on his Facebook page, even if their ads run in the Independent.
“Hobby Lobby runs...
Self-described “cranky, gray-haired reporter” Kevin Woster quit the Lee Enterprises-owned Rapid City Journal on Wednesday afternoon. his wife, mary garrigan — a Journal reporter, food blogger, and religion writer — walked out too. (I’m told they were the longest tenured newsroom employees.)
“We...
Anne Gearan
Anne Gearan leaves the Associated Press — she’s currently a White House correspondent — to become Washington Post diplomatic correspondent. “Anne brings an impressive resume and unbridled enthusiasm to one of our most important jobs – chronicling a changing world...
Wesley Morris is leaving the Boston Globe after 10 years to write fulltime for Grantland.“Wesley’s presence in our world has been about so much more than just his wonderful film criticism and insightful takes on pop culture,” writes features...
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review announced on Tuesday that it’s laying off 153 full- and part-time employees as part of a “sweeping restructuring.”The CEO’s memo:
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 10:15 AM
To: triball
Subject: Important Announcement
Importance: High
Dear Fellow Employees,
As you know, for the past...