Ron Kaye is about to announce his “retirement” from the Los Angeles Daily News, according to laobserved.com. That is, he is being forced out. You can see the story here. This is another sad piece of news for print journalism in greater Los Angeles … because Kaye was the last competent editor in the benighted […]

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OK, he’s only 24, but Matt Leinart has a real job now — quarterback of the Arizona Cardinals. Which doesn’t mean he needs to take monastic vows … but at least should be smart enough to stop posing for photos when he’s having over the local chapter of the Tappa Kegga Bru sorority. Here are […]

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Someone who saw my entry on 10 tips for keeping a print journalism job … sent in a comment asking how one goes about getting a print journalism job in the first place. A fair question. One I will attempt to handle here … once we stipulate that print journalism jobs are disappearing out of […]

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At the time, most of us held Gordon Coy in contempt. The smiling little old-timer was the Maynard G. Krebs of the San Bernardino Sun sports department. He knew the path of least resistance on any assignment. He was a master of mailing it in. He didn’t just half-ass his job, he no-assed it. And […]

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