KeithBWhittington
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4 reported yesterday on their website that the dispatch sale has been finalized... Time to see if pieces start moving.
47 million was the final sale price.
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47 million was the final sale price.
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The Columbus Dispatch: Dispatch sold to NY company
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Cheatin on CBJ w TBL
not sure how its bad news....not much difference to a new GM bringing in his own guys...let it play out before jumping off cliffs
I am very pleased with this news. Literally jumped for joy! I'm guessing Big Ben will now be officially part of Kasich's payroll instead of just his unofficial mouthpiece and cheerleader. This news made my day.
I hope it signals a more objective editorial stance by the new management.
KeithBWhittington
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Stein might be secure now because, as has been pointed out, he scratches where the sports public itches with Buckeye football, but Marrison's resignation could trickle down. Easier to cut off heads and replace them first so dictate slant, coverage, etc.
We will see
We will see
It's naive to think the Dispatch's editorial stance was determined by Marrison. Pretty much everyone in the city knows who determined that.
My point, I guess. If he disagreed and wrote them anyway, it doesn't show much about character. But, whatever.
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If you're talking about editorials (like a political endorsement), those stances are determined by a board. Then it's someone's job to write it. Not an issue of character at all. That's the job.
Columns, like Marrison's weekly column, are individual efforts.
Double-Shift Lasse
Just post better
And to add, that board will likely be made up of a whole new batch of people.
Yep, the Dispatch, as we have known it, is no more. Hopefully that will be as much of a good thing as a bad thing.
This strategy of making the website literally completely non functional is bold.
Is there anybody who subscribes who's able to read the articles? It always kicks me back to the homepage after I click "no thanks" on that stupid pop up screen.
Is there anybody who subscribes who's able to read the articles? It always kicks me back to the homepage after I click "no thanks" on that stupid pop up screen.
Nope, I get the same thing. It asks me which subscription plan I want to sign up for, and I'm already a subscriber.
KeithBWhittington
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Columbus Biz First tweeted that the new owners of the Dispatch are going to offer employee buyouts soon.....
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Heard on WTVN Friday morning that new owners want to reduce expenses by $10 million over two years.
This story talks about it:
http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2015/07/31/columbus-dispatch-offers-employee-buyouts-sets.html
This story talks about it:
http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2015/07/31/columbus-dispatch-offers-employee-buyouts-sets.html
KeithBWhittington
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I think Portzline and Mitchell will stay. Arace is one I can see being cut. He's probably the highest-paid of the three, and I'm not sure exactly what he does.
I would bet the magazines, and their staffs, get the axe. Money losers. Columbus Monthly might be able to be sold.
Dr. Fire
What, me worry?
Per his brief profile.
If I remember correctly, Arace and Porty were the first beat reporters for the CBJ. Arace moved to a more columnist type role, and he is not restricted to just the CBJ, although they remain one of his focuses. He does columns on other sports. Tom Reed took over until he went to Cleveland to join the Indians beat writers, and that is when Shawn Mitchell joined Porty.
The Dispatch moved into a smaller HQ's, and I am not sure what other cost cutting things they have done. Hopefully they can find more ways to save money other then lay-offs. $10 mil is a lot of jobs.
Yeah I know what Arace does. It was more of a sarcastic jibe because he doesn't really do beat reporting anymore. He gives us his musings on several different things, but isn't really a critical piece of the day to day beat. Not sure how the Dispatch can pay him to do that much longer.
