Comments on: Sayonara Editorial board: Cox cuts the brain dead

By: Mea culpa, editorial board stays…

Mea culpa, editorial board stays… — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:23:31 +0000

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By: Roger Fruvous

Roger Fruvous — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:10:33 +0000

@mcohio: I think you are probably on the right track. DE is practicing much wishful thinking here. Yes, DDN editorial board is worthless… Yes, David Esrati is unbecomingly spiteful.

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By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:13:47 +0000

and, we’ll see more syndicated editorials. No loss there.

…actually it would be big loss since these won’t be about local or state issues. It means the paper would be more homogenized and less local. More like a print version of a Clear Channel radio station.

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By: mcohio

mcohio — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:57:34 +0000

No one has said that these 4 are being demoted. There are 17 or 18 managers at this level. All have interviewed and are subject to the demotions/buyouts. This includes editors of sports, local news, business, social events and others at that level.
Look for other younger talent to be sent to the reporters pit, watch Ellen and Gottleib to stay put. Who serves crow in this town anyway?

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By: Will Brooks

Will Brooks — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:48:16 +0000

Of the three of em Gottleib is the one who’s writings pained me the most. I don’t feel bad for them. Failure should never be rewarded. Success should be – I would hardly call their editorials successful.

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By: Hall

Hall — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:02:14 +0000

Any info on Mike Peters ? I imagine he actually makes money for the DDN (or Cox) as he’s syndicated across the country.

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By: David Esrati

David Esrati — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:33:31 +0000

@David L- they have to find a job that they can accept. Martin ain’t going to take back a beat reporters job. It’s off to the glue factory for him. No worries- he rents a Huber home in Kettering. Ellen has hubby’s money- and she’ll expect the royal treatment- like what Brad Tilson got when he got nudged out – a room named after her at the DAI 0r maybe, a job at a non-profit.

Elliott will go back to the schools beat- and, we’ll see more syndicated editorials. No loss there.

@Sammy76 I agree that good editorials are good for a community- the problem is that we haven’t had them for decades.

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By: Sammy76

Sammy76 — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:01:39 +0000

Well, I don’t like to take pleasure in other peoples pain, even people I don’t like. I’m sure this will be a pay cut for someone, and that always hurts, deserved or not.
In general, I actually think this a net loss. Smart local editorializing is still a reason I buy print papers. Unfortunately, DDN didn’t have smart local editorial content. Now it looks like they never will. While I do like David’s website, I like to see other viewpoints, and the paper is one place those viewpoints could have come from.

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By: David Lauri

David Lauri — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:01:37 +0000

There’s a difference between demotion and unemployment.

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By: Will Brooks

Will Brooks — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:41:02 +0000

Hallelujah!

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