I understand that there is a lot going on and the media is under a lot of stress to cover a week’s worth of stories each day. And as we’ve discussed here at Blogging Blue they are suffering revenue losses as businesses close or cut back.
But they still need to act responsibly when writing […]
And Just Like That: There Goes The News
Originally reported in the Washington Post and shared on Facebook by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Daniel Bice…Gannet is going to furlough workers at their 100 newspapers.
Certain employees making more than $38,000 must take one week of unpaid leave in April, May and June.
According to Mr. Bice, that will include Milwaukee Journal Sentinel […]
I was listening to NPR yesterday while getting prepared to head into the Blogging Blue office. I realized that I was hearing a sponsor announcement from a business that is currently closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And I wondered how long before those types of announcements and ads in other media would continue. Obviously […]
Although Senator Bernie Sanders wasn’t my first choice as the Democratic nominee for president, I was ready and willing to vote for him in the general election. I do like his sentiments for a comprehensive universal health care plan and his willingness to make higher education affordable for all. But as regular readers know, I […]
AP and MJS: Who Is Mitch McConnell?
Sometimes reading the news gets so confusing: from the print edition of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 17, 2020. An article titled “Impeachment trial begins quietly”, written by Associated Press writer, Lisa Mascaro:
Apparently Mitch McConnell got a demotion and nobody noticed…
MKE Journal Sentinel Head Count Before This Month’s Cuts
Not Much Hope For Survival of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
As many of you probably know, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel was involved in another ‘merger’. This time it’s most current owner group, Gannett (which also owned USA Today) merged with New Media Investment Group. And of course as is the nature of these mergers the new company will be sleeker and more efficient my […]
What We Are Reading
Two years ago when I took over publishing duties here at Blogging Blue, I added a feature called What We Are Reading. It contained the headlines from three or four mass media articles each day with the appropriate links. It was a disaster and I deleted them all..and no they aren’t coming back.
But if […]
USA Today/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Doesn’t Know the Players Either
I can’t take credit for this one…it was brought to my attention by a friend…but JSOnline got this wrong big time:
And according to Johnson, Trump told Johnson he barely knew Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador who oversaw dealings with Ukraine.
emphasis mine
For those of you following along, Gordon Sondland is […]
In a number of articles that have appeared in the print edition over the past few days, and this one online about Senator Ron Johnson’s comments, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and by extension their parent USA Today are misleading the public on what the impeachment inquiry is really about. Their take:
The […]
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