Terry Jimenez has stepped down as president of Newsday Media Group, Cablevision local media president Tad Smith told staff Tuesday. He has been replaced by Fred Groser, who has been publisher of Newsday and commuter freebie amNewYork for the past two years. Mr. Groser succeeded Mr. Jimenez in that post as well. Mr. Jimenez was Read More
Here are the papers from around the state.
The New York papers are somewhat split, with previewing Obama's visit to Ground Zero, and carrying news about the White House decision to not release photos proving Osama bin Laden is dead. The New York Post editorial board praises the non-release of the photos, and dedicates the Read More
WNYC's politics web site is expanding.
Washington Post and Time.com alum Catlin Thompson gets the editor slot, where she takes over for the award-winning Anna Sale, who becomes the site's first full-time reporter. Their site has been populated by lots of good reporting from WNYC's newsroom, and insightful analysis gleaned from Brian Lehrer's indispensable show. Read More
New York One's man in the papers (and Justin Bieber look-alike) Pat Kiernan doesn't like the cover of Newsday today. He would like to see something a little splashier.
"Newsday’s editors have lost their minds," wrote Mr. Kiernan on his Pat's Papers blog this morning. "With Hurricane Earl barreling toward the eastern end of Read More
Newsday editor in chief Debby Krenek announced to her staff today in a memo that the paper will be expanding! Ms. Krenek plans to hire 37 employees — 34 journalists and three staffers to help the editorial board. Her goal is to add 2,600 pages to the paper in the next year and fill them Read More
Fred Groser, vice president of sales at Newsday, was promoted into the role of publisher today. Acting publisher Terry Jimenez Jr., who came from amNew York to lead the business side of Newsday when publisher Tim Knight resigned last September, is moving into the role of president of Newsday Media Group. (via The Read More
After rejecting two contract offers from Cablevision, Newsday's union employees have agreed to a 5 percent wage cut over three years. Truckers will lose twice as much, according to Keith Kelly.
Newsday publisher Terry Jimenez called an earlier version of the contract "Newsday's last, best and final offer." The current version now includes a one-time Read More
This morning Newsday publisher Terry Jimenez emailed his staff about the paper's new television advertisements, which will be airing across Long Island.
"Starting today, all of us (and all of Long Island) will be seeing new TV commercials promoting Newsday across Cablevision's channels," he wrote. "I'm excited about this because these commercials are focused on Read More
Cablevision Systems reported a three-fold increase in net income for the first quarter, thanks to a slew of new subscriptions and robust cable ad revenues.
Revenue rose 5 percent, to $1.75 billion, slightly higher than the average estimate of $1.73 billion. A highlight was a 35 percent increase in cable advertising revenue. Revenue in Read More
Before he even had one byline for the paper, Yankees beat reporter Jim Baumbach has left The Journal. He is returning to Newsday.
"It's over. He made a decision. We're moving forward," said John Seeley, the editor of The Journal's Greater New York section.
"Happy to be home!" tweeted Mr. Baumbach earlier today.
Sources familiar with the situation said that Read More
Newsday has a new policy for its sports page. The paper’s editors have told their writers there has to be a new, softer tone. They don’t want loaded words. They don’t want name-calling. They don’t want stories to be unnecessarily harsh.
In interviews with several staffers at the newspaper, the policy was explained to Newsday’s sports Read More
Although the "press had a little fun with a recent remark" made by publisher Terry Jimenez, Newsday would like everyone one to know that everything is going fine with their paywall and this basically exactly how they planned it and it is fine.
Cablevision local media president Tad Smith explained in a memo:
Newsday's web strategy has Read More
In late October, Newsday, the Long Island daily that the Dolans bought for $650 million, put its web site, newsday.com, behind a pay wall. The paper was one of the first non-business newspapers to take the plunge by putting up a pay wall, so in media circles it has been followed with interest. Could its Read More
In late October, Newsday, the Long Island daily that the Dolans bought for $650 million, put its web site, newsday.com, behind a pay wall. The paper was one of the first non-business newspapers to take the plunge by putting up a pay wall, so in media circles it has been followed with interest. Could its Read More
New York Times reporter Fernanda Santos is transferring from the City Hall beat. Santos, who covered upstate New York before coming to Room 9, will be transferring to the paper's Queens beat. (Yes, they have one!)."I'm a street reporter at heart, so this is a beat that suits me better," she said in an email.During Read More
