Headlines!!
How headline writing has changed.
There was a time when headlines were short, punchy, to the point.
Ford to New York: Drop Dead
War!!
...are a few examples...
NYT Obit: Op-ed Is Dead, 51
This week, the New York Times announced it is killing the term op-ed.
Invented in 1970, the paper feels it's no longer descriptive, because its...
The New Style Book Is Here!!!
Sticklers unite.
The new AP Stylebook is out. The 55th edition, if you are counting. And you could be.
The latest entries center around references to...
Newsrooms?
Are newsrooms a thing of the past? Do mobile units have to be units? Does a camera have to be a camera?
These are some...
Path Seems Clear
Follow up now on a story we've been watching for you...
Tribune Publishing has cut off negotiations with a Baltimore investor interested in buying the...
Mahony on Netflix
Ed Mahony.
Hartford Courant columnist Jon Lender, departs from his usual government watchdog writing this week to preview an upcoming Netflix series on the biggest...
Operation Mayhem
The battle to save Tribune Publishing from a takeover by Alden Global Capital made the news on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday this week.
As reported...
At the Close
As the week comes to a close, there's a report that a special advisory committee is recommending Tribune Publishing shareholders approve a buyout offer...
Lumsden to Hearst
Former long time Hartford Courant editorial writer Carolyn Lumsden has announced on Twitter that she is joining the opinion team at Hearst Connecticut.
With so...
The Damage Already Done
As we continue to follow efforts to purchase Tribune Publishing, or parts of it, one status report suggests severe damage has already been done...