Media Movers: The Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Sharif Durhams
When I attended N.C. State University, our student newspaper was a melting pot of engineering students and others who weren’t looking for a school with a stellar journalism school. Those students went to the University of North Carolina, our chief rival. Back in those days, I started hearing about an up-and-coming superstar: Sharif Durhams. I’ve […]
After a half century in journalism, Dallas Morning News’ Decherd to depart
Robert W. Decherd, great-grandson of The Dallas Morning News’ co-founder and the company’s controlling shareholder, is set to depart. Decherd said: “I’ve had the privilege of riding one of the most important waves in journalistic history. “Everything moves in cycles and always has. Knowing this has helped me stay grounded as local journalism has come […]
Fox on the run: After a damaging lawsuit-and-lies year, Rupert Murdoch steps down
Months after settling a landmark defamation lawsuit against Dominion Voting Systems for $787 million in the wake of lies told about its election technology, the controversial Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch has stepped down as chairman of both Fox Corp. and News Corp., effective in November. Perhaps more than any person living or dead, Murdoch reshaped […]
LA Times, times ten: Meet the new Features team members
The following excerpt was sent out on behalf of the Los Angeles Times’ features editor Brittany Levine Beckman and deputy managing editor Amy King: The Features Department is growing to bolster our successful guides, expand the wellness beat and deepen coverage of how to best spend one’s leisure time. The Times’ Lifestyle and Experiences coverage […]
Java with that deadline? Try WaPo’s ‘Post Roast’
If “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” to quote the Washinton Post’s motto, then Journalism Dies With Bad Coffee–a critical issue that the paper has decided to tackle head-on. The following excerpt was sent out from The Washington Post: The Washington Post and Compass Coffee today announced the release of “The Post Roast,” a collaborative coffee blend […]
New Orleans’ CBS station makes two new hires
New Orleans CBS station WWL-TV Ch. 4 has hired Brandon Walker as a morning newscast anchor. Recently, he was an anchor/reporter at Houston NBC station KPRC-TV Ch. 2, where he worked for more than eight years. Previously, Walker was a reporter/anchor at News 12 Networks, and served as a reporter/fill-in-anchor at YNN Albany at Time […]
NY Times’ Sports section to shutter Monday, NewsGuild plans protest
The New York Times sports section will officially close on Monday as the Times shifts its complete focus on The Athletic to provide sports coverage both in print and online. This news has not sat well with the NewsGuild. An excerpt from an announcement reads: “The guild filed a grievance with the newspaper accusing management […]
Qwoted 100 PR superstar: Brenda Christensen of Stellar Public Relations
The Qwoted 100 series of PR superstars continues this week with Brenda Christensen, based in San Francisco and a principal at Stellar Public Relations. The firm has quite a list of clients, running the gamut from Domino’s (quick, order a pizza…) to Intel (…because you’re designing a new chip for…) Google (…some kind of top-secret […]
Media Movers: KFF Health News’ Alex Wayne
If our health is a gift, Alex Wayne’s new job might have come with a giant bow. He just took on an exciting role with KFF Health News, which he describes as a “leading nonprofit newsroom covering one of the most chronically undercovered, yet vital subjects for all humans: their health.” [Editor’s note: Whether health is […]
Three Politico promotions, Chicago Reader’s associate pub, Clinton advisor now Guardian coumnist: TBN Ticker for Sept. 15
This week’s ticker starts off top notch with three Ivy League graduates Francesca Barber, Alex Burns, and Joe Schatz taking on new roles in the Politico newsroom. Nonprofit news outlet The Chicago Reader has appointed Amber Nettles as associate publisher, who has been with the newsroom since 2020. Former senior adviser to President Bill Clinton and Hillary […]
