Tag: Journalism

  • Why I won’t run for public office: Bill Moyers’ advice to me

    Why I won’t run for public office: Bill Moyers’ advice to me

    When I was first hired by The Cincinnati Enquirer in 1998 (my job interview was on day two of the Chiquita apology), I wasn’t sure if journalism was for me. My job was as a news aide, the equivalent of a “copy boy,” which meant I did tasks like answer the phone, sort faxes, pick…

  • A conversation with Enquirer editor Carolyn Washburn

    I will be live-Tweeting and/or covering the “Meet the Editor” with Cincinnati Enquirer editor Carolyn Washburn, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Northern Kentucky University. It will be live on uStream and I will be using Cover It Live to report on the event. Both streams can be found below.   Streaming Video by…

  • Enquirer: No Pay For You

    Well, this majorly sucks. I can’t believe it is getting as bad as it is getting with no let-up in sight. In a memo distributed today to all non-unionized employees at The Gannet Co., The Enquirer’s parent firm, a top executive announced that workers must take a five-day unpaid furlough from their jobs before the…

  • When it comes to giveaways, Dayton Daily cares more about spaghetti than your tax dollars | Esrati

    This is pathetic. But, I guess, some consolation that we are not alone in our media misery… The Dayton Daily “news” wasn’t at the Dayton Public Schools school board meeting yesterday when they voted to give an open ended $108,000 PR contract to the Cleveland political consulting group, Burges & Burges. However, the Dayton Daily…