tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54275258523004540562024-03-12T17:55:05.356-07:00The Stress-TelegramWelcome to the Stress-Telegram, your source for Southern California Media Guild updates, information, news, and media-related gossip.
We believe that every challenge holds an opportunity, and an open dialogue is crucial to building successful relationships - not just with management, but with our fellow journalists and the communities we all serve.Len Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.comBlogger295125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-9121329653054349572010-08-28T17:49:00.000-07:002010-08-28T17:54:31.063-07:00P-T building burnsA Guild member tipped us off to this video of a fire at the former Press-Telegram building.Len Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-1369078855211352032010-08-28T08:33:00.000-07:002010-08-28T15:51:13.954-07:00One Nation, marching for progressWe've gotten word on several upcoming Guild initiatives, and the immediate future is shaping up to be very busy indeed.One Nation MarchCWA is asking all members to consider participating in the One Nation March, in support of real progress. Blue collar and middle class Americans are this nation's most valuable resource, and we deserve a government dedicated to strengthening and protecting our Len Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-52838346138426522892010-07-26T18:21:00.001-07:002010-07-26T19:24:18.652-07:00Content for nothingOnline advertising is more popular than ever, and represents an ever-increasing slice of the media revenue pie. But as media properties grow their online audience, advertising revenues have seen their margins slashed. Daniel Lyons at Newsweek points out that The Huffington Post, top dog of online media, will earn approximately $30 million in revenue this year. That's despite having five times theLen Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-92093461268709738422010-07-16T15:30:00.000-07:002010-07-16T15:37:26.257-07:00Guild reaches deal in NYPoynterOnline is reporting that the Guild has reached a "tentative agreement" with Time Inc. The three-year contract provides Guild members yearly pay increases and additional job security, and in return Time Inc. will have greater flexibilty in assigning work to employees. Specific details of the contract will be released after the deal is ratified by Guild members.Guild President Bill O’Meara Len Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-42380720609193998792010-07-01T05:45:00.001-07:002010-07-01T07:27:09.317-07:00LAPC honors SoCal journalistsThe 2010 Los Angeles Press Club SoCal Journalism Awards included members of both our Daily News and Press-Telegram units, and we'd like to congratulate not only the winners, but everyone in each newsroom for producing the quality journalism that's so vital to local communities.Tracy Manzer and Kelly Puente shared top honors in the Hard News category, followed by Press-Telegram reporter Greg Len Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-65029479866295940552010-06-08T17:43:00.000-07:002010-06-08T17:55:36.064-07:00Bankruptcy brings new owners, new business modelsAs the newspaper industry reels from bankruptcies among some of its most powerful players, a new class of investors have quietly stepped in, seeking to capitalize on rock-bottom stock prices. Michael Oneal of the Chicago Tribune suggests that this isn't a takeover of the industry, but it will have an impact - the scope of which remains to be determined.The natural tension for funds like Angelo Len Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-8465154362718135712010-06-08T17:10:00.000-07:002010-06-08T17:14:33.927-07:00Editor wantedThe Press-Telegram is on the lookout for an editor to replace John Futch, who leaves in August. JournalismJobs.com has the details.The Press-Telegram, the newspaper of Long Beach (California) and surrounding areas, has a rare opening for an EDITOR for its award-winning newsroom. Our ideal candidate craves local news, thrives on deadline and relishes the challenge of converting a blank planning Len Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-1381179264475297402010-06-03T15:11:00.000-07:002010-06-03T15:26:11.706-07:00John Futch retiresJohn Futch, managing editor of the Press Telegram, told staffers that August would be his final month with the paper, in a meeting earlier today.Futch, a stalwart newsroom fixture at the Press-Telegram for nearly three decades, probably does more to get each edition out the door than anyone in the building. His dedication and experience leave some incredibly large shoes to fill.Management has notLen Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-22565678294403465202010-05-25T12:08:00.000-07:002010-05-25T12:10:31.403-07:00Haakenson outJoe Haakenson, the Sports Editor for the Long Beach Press-Telegram, was let go Friday.Haakenson, a nearly 25-year veteran of the news industry, was reportedly offered a transfer to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune with a 15-percent pay cut, but declined.Sports editing duties at the Press-Telegram will now be performed by the P-T's Executive City Editor John Futch, who also currently serves as the SoCal Media Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01696173983620912022noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-45907973361365342382010-05-18T05:21:00.000-07:002010-05-19T12:13:46.443-07:00Bankruptcy may spur growth, profitsBillionaire investor Warren Buffett told his annual meeting that it "blows your mind" how quickly the newspaper industry is losing the fight for readers and advertisers.Despite dire warning from Berkshire Hathaway, many in the industry say that bankruptcy, and the attendant release of enormous debt structures, will enable many newspapers to preserve, and even grow advertising revenue.In this Len Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-23353662648511598942010-05-05T09:00:00.000-07:002010-05-05T19:27:11.535-07:00Eve of destructionSumner Redstone, Chairman of Viacom, says newspapers are not only dying, they're dead. And in two years, they'll be extinct.According to BusinessWeek, the comments came as part of a dig at News Corp. and Rupert Murdoch.“He lives in ink, and I live in movies and television,” Redstone said. “Ink is going to go away, and movies and television will be here forever, like me.”Len Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-64448938238847595232010-04-28T13:57:00.000-07:002010-04-28T20:00:58.982-07:00Better Newspapers Contest winnersThe California Newspaper Publishers Association announced the winners of their 2009 Better Newspapers Contest on Saturday, and the winners include Press-Telegram writer Greg Mellen and photographer Stephen Carr, and former reporter Wendy Thomas Russell.Congratulations to Greg, Steve, and Wendy. We know how hard you and the rest of the staff work every day to serve the Long Beach community.Len Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-3753124453836460412010-04-14T10:29:00.000-07:002010-04-14T10:59:18.622-07:00Memphis Guild facing impasseFrom Romenesko: The Memphis Newspaper Guild has been informed by management at The Commercial Appeal that the company believes the two sides to be "at impasse," and the company's latest proposal will be implemented if the Guild does not respond by April 27.The Guild is trying to avoid that outcome, since it would mean unlimited outsourcing (and layoffs), a frozen pension, and would eliminate the Len Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-72125659945057125272010-04-09T13:04:00.000-07:002010-04-09T13:27:00.293-07:00Guild fights social networking rulesAccording to Media Matters, Guild members in Philadelphia took action last month when employees at the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News received a memo from parent company Philadelphia Newspapers, outlining its policy on social networking. Guild reps fear the vague and nonspecific terms of the policy are excessive. The mediamatters.org article contains the full memo. Read it and Len Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-85133587705840787312010-04-06T14:36:00.000-07:002010-04-06T15:12:38.776-07:00Internships under fire?The proper role of interns in the newsroom is a touchy subject. We know. And the line separating supporters and opponents cuts across ideology - two people that never disagree politically will suddenly find themselves at odds over how much work interns should contribute to the newsroom.So for the moment, we're staying out of it. That said, here's a link forwarded by one of our members.According Len Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-81788776815705849792010-03-29T13:35:00.000-07:002010-03-29T14:03:02.561-07:00Focusing on contentWhat do readers want out of online news? Yes, people want multimedia. They want games, maps, 30 Rock on Hulu, bootlegged first-run movies from Pirate Bay, and whacked-out amateur videos on YouTube and a dozen other sites. But there’s no evidence that they want, for instance, a thoughtful interactive map/video/database mashup on Afghanistan or global warming on which they can comment. There’s no Len Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-23304356707478088972010-03-29T11:36:00.000-07:002010-03-29T12:20:11.758-07:00P-T reporter honored for service by LBPHSLong Beach Press-Telegram reporter Tracy Manzer has been named the Distinguished Service Award recipient for 2010 by the Long Beach Police Historical Society. In presenting the award to Manzer during a ceremony Thursday, Long Beach Police Department Cmdr. Gary Morrison cited her many years of fair and accurate reporting as a significant contribution to the historical record of the LBPD. SoCal Media Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01696173983620912022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-74487129797942578712010-03-29T11:27:00.000-07:002010-03-29T11:31:10.801-07:00Obama makes NLRB recess appointments, gives board quorumPresident Obama announced Friday he would appoint 15 high-ranking administration appointees now awaiting Senate confirmation through recess appointments, including two positions on the National Labor Relations Board. The president said he plans to use his constitutional authority to seat Craig Becker, a former union lawyer, and Mark Pearce, also a former union lawyer, to the labor board while SoCal Media Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01696173983620912022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-53253709274307793832010-03-19T13:26:00.000-07:002010-03-19T13:39:26.906-07:00Investing in local newsVeteran AP newsman Dan Robrish isn't scared of the economy, or its effect on the newspaper industry. In fact, he thinks this could be an opportunity for journalists. Some of them at least.“It’s often said that newspapers are dying, but that’s a gross oversimplification,” stresses Robrish. “The papers with the big problems are the metropolitan dailies. You can get that information from so many Len Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-40317223808785891102010-03-17T12:55:00.000-07:002010-03-17T12:56:39.820-07:00Long Beach alt-paper, The District Weekly, to shutter doorsIt appears another marker is set to be placed at journalism's Boot Hill. The District Weekly's editor-in-chief Ellen Griley confirmed to LBPost.com Wednesday morning that the Long Beach-based alt-weekly, barring any last minute financial reprieves, will be folding. The confirmation follows more than a week of rampant speculation about the fate of the publication. No firm date was immediately SoCal Media Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01696173983620912022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-17218524981137145962010-03-15T09:06:00.000-07:002010-03-15T09:20:52.262-07:00Few willing to pay for onlineAccording to Tom Rosenstiel, director of the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism, charging for online news means "significant consumer resistance."That's the consensus of the project's annual journalism survey, which was released Sunday. In this article Associated Press reporter David Bauder cites several depressing statistics - like the fact that only 19 percent of "onlineLen Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-24713195713371774632010-03-15T08:50:00.000-07:002010-03-15T09:03:46.286-07:00Honolulu Star Bulletin for saleAfter losing more than $100 million in the last nine years, the owner of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin is calling it quits and looking for a buyer. Sort of.Categorized as an "asset sale," the request for bids is part of a legal agreement for Oahu Publications, which owns the Star-Bulletin. Oahu Publications is in the process of purchasing crosstown rival The Honolulu Advertiser, and this sale is Len Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-64686988832621763372010-03-08T14:58:00.001-08:002010-03-08T14:58:26.838-08:00Bankruptcy updateA federal judge has approved a bankruptcy reorganization plan presented by Denver-based Affiliated Media, Inc., clearing the way for the newspaper owner to emerge from chapter 11 protection within the next two weeks. The Hon. Kevin J. Carey of U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware confirmed the plan at a hearing Thursday. The plan reduces the firm's debt by about 81 percent, from SoCal Media Guildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01696173983620912022noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-42524056172782808972010-03-03T12:56:00.000-08:002010-03-03T13:01:46.098-08:00End in sight?According to the Associated Press, the stalemate over President Obama's "controversial" appointees to the National Labor Relations Board might be over soon.Labor Secretary Hilda Solis told AFL-CIO officials at their annual meeting Wednesday there will soon be positive news on the long-stalled nomination of union lawyer Craig Becker.Solis then told reporters the unions will be "very pleased" with Len Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5427525852300454056.post-18499272749583968762010-02-22T12:14:00.001-08:002010-02-22T12:49:00.634-08:00Settlement on hold over NLRB debateDespite negotiating a settlement with the company, we have learned that the recent failure to appoint the final three members of the National Labor Relations Board is having a HUGE impact across the country, as cases (including ours) cannot be addressed until a full board is convened.That's why we're asking you to help push for the final approval of the nominees for the Labor Board. There is no Len Cutlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571753955066734353noreply@blogger.com0