No April Fools’ Day joke: The deal closed. “New era begins for News-Journal” “From the Publisher: An Open Letter to Readers” I know what changes I’m expecting.
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Tag Archives: Daytona Beach News-Journal
Retained
March 30, 2010 – 6:12 am
Calling early this morning, I learned I was retained. I’m relieved to have a job, of course, but I am absolutely crushed that so many talented people had to go. It’s going to be hard. We reapply for our jobs tomorrow (note to self: bring two forms of ID). I’m hoping there are no more [...]
Waiting
March 29, 2010 – 2:52 am
Having to wonder Thursday, Friday, Saturday and today whether we will have jobs after tomorrow is hard. At the 2 p.m. meeting last Wednesday, we were told 10 percent of our nearly 500-person staff would be gone, but in later meetings, they were told 5 percent. I guess we’ll see. Numerous people said goodbye already, [...]
HarborPoint
March 24, 2010 – 3:02 am
The court case reached toward Harbor–HarborPoint that is. Yes, my old employer, owner of The Daily Commercial, will buy The Daytona Beach News-Journal for $20 million. (Just think, 47.5 percent of the shares were once worth $129 million in 2006.) Read all about it here: Judge approves sale of News-Journal. All day tomorrow they’re holding [...]
More Kim Harrison
March 19, 2010 – 5:03 am
Love her! I have to admit: Kim Harrison had me worried with “White Witch, Black Curse” that her series was losing its sparkle, but she’s back with style in “Black Magic Sanction.” Here’s my review: Kim Harrison regains momentum with her fast paced eighth novel “Black Magic Sanction,” which finds bounty hunter and witch Rachel [...]
The lost book review
December 2, 2009 – 6:15 pm
Since it’s been more than two weeks–and that’s about the life of a News-Journal link, I’ve just decided to post my mostly negative review of Enrique Joven’s “The Book of God and Physics” on my blog. I hope no one at work will mind since I’m not sure who is in charge of posting them [...]
Housekeeping
November 8, 2009 – 8:12 am
I’ve been insanely busy now, but I wanted to mention I have a book review published in the News-Journal. Strangely, though, I cannot find it online. I will have to remedy that. The Florida Press Club conference was fabulous. Thank you to Sara Quinn for stepping in to be our speaker, since Lucy Morgan had [...]
Overheard in OUR newsroom
October 17, 2009 – 6:12 am
We made it to Overheard in the Newsroom! Whoo! 1928 Male Metro Editor to female Copy Editor about a poorly-slugged story: “Have you gotten LAID yet?” Posted on Oct 09.09 Kinda reminds me of this: “Journalists Get Laid (Off).”
Changes
October 3, 2009 – 4:53 am
(And not just the fact that I am a married woman now!)
The Daytona Beach News-Journal had layoffs while Amir and I were on our honeymoon (Sept. 15). That week I am asked to work a new position, created from one of our lost positions and merged with some night-time stuff. I had been working either 4 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. or 4:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. in my current role of copy editor and getting a night differential.
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I figured since I went to all the trouble of writing it, one or two of you at least might want to read about what I do all day 
Opportunities
August 10, 2009 – 6:11 pm
I’ve been so busy wedding planning –yes, I’m getting married Sept. 12 to Amir — that I’ve put writing on hold. Or so I thought. Last night at work, an opportunity arose from a space issue we were having at the paper. And I ran with it! Like most papers nowadays, space for editorial (also [...]