Showing posts with label tell zell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tell zell. Show all posts

Aug 10, 2008

About the Times

TellZell has a slew of LA Times' updates, including more noise that former DirecTV head Mike Hartenstein is indeed the leading contender to become publisher of the paper and rumor that Tribune Co. may consolidate its separate DC bureaus into a single entity.

Jul 13, 2008

Mad Man

A former ad rep for the L.A. Times critiques the way Tribune Co. has been running things. Tell Zell has the memo.

Jun 26, 2008

Sharpening knives (updated)

MediaNews plans to layoff nine newsroom employees at the San Jose Mercury News.*, **

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Times newsroom is preparing for another round of cuts - mostly layoffs this time, according to Tell Zell.

*Editor & Publisher reports that Martin Gee is one of those getting the pink slip at the Mercury News. Gee created the "Reduction in Force" page on Flickr to document the last round of layoffs.

**Steve Geissinger, long-time capitol bureau chief for the Oakland Tribune, is a victim of the latest layoffs.