Thursday, December 28, 2006
Links to close '06 with - Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Here's some interesting reading for those of you who have time this weekend to peruse it all:
- Over the years, many of you have asked me why the owners of The Lakewood Journal closed the paper. It's important for our own self-esteem to note that the act was not the fault of the paper or the city. I'm not sure I can even blame the paper's owners, though you have to admit, this latest closure by that company sounds a little familiar. This P-I story about the company closing the King County paper includes perspectives from Cliff Rowe, one of the most respected journalism educators around.
It's a tough time for print newspapers, and the King County Journal has been on life support for years. Here's another version of the story in the the trade press.
- A historic church in Tacoma is about to be torn down. How sad. Have you seen any of the articles about a recent study showing the economic power of historic preservation? Lakewood is fortunate and wise to have a couple of active historical societies and an official city landmarks board.
- Some council members and other folks have suggested we cut the city budget by paying employees less than what other cities pay their employees. Turns out a character in the comic strip Dilbert shares their plan for trimming the city budget.
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- Over the years, many of you have asked me why the owners of The Lakewood Journal closed the paper. It's important for our own self-esteem to note that the act was not the fault of the paper or the city. I'm not sure I can even blame the paper's owners, though you have to admit, this latest closure by that company sounds a little familiar. This P-I story about the company closing the King County paper includes perspectives from Cliff Rowe, one of the most respected journalism educators around.
It's a tough time for print newspapers, and the King County Journal has been on life support for years. Here's another version of the story in the the trade press.
- A historic church in Tacoma is about to be torn down. How sad. Have you seen any of the articles about a recent study showing the economic power of historic preservation? Lakewood is fortunate and wise to have a couple of active historical societies and an official city landmarks board.
- Some council members and other folks have suggested we cut the city budget by paying employees less than what other cities pay their employees. Turns out a character in the comic strip Dilbert shares their plan for trimming the city budget.
