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    • In the Chicago Tribune again, 11 years later (4)
    • Doing much better this morning (8)
      • Gina Dvorak: I’m sorry I’m so behind on the well-wishing, but I hope things have only continued to improve. Best wishes to…
      • tksajeev: So glad to hear the news
      • Bill Bootz: Glad everything is better!
      • arlene: Wonderfull that’s sharon is home. And you can get a much deserved rest.
      • Bill Peschel: That’s great to hear! There’s nothing like the feeling of coming home from the hospital into your own space.
      • Bob Voros: Good news! Glad Sharon is out of the hospital and gets the “all clear” ASAP.
      • Stephanie: So glad to hear she’s doing better. Praying for you guys.
      • Jim McBee: Fingers and toes crossed for y’all.
    • More advertising ‘fun’ today in the Los Angeles Times (2)
      • Gina Dvorak: Like Bryan said, an ad like this in the Calendar section doesn’t really phase me. It’s the A1 stunts that really…
      • Bryan DeVasher: This doesn’t bother me at all — how many times do we blow out the “it” movie of the moment…
    • LeBron James story results in mirth and anguish on front pages (18)
      • Gina Dvorak: Sorry. Should clarify. I didn’t like the Plains-Dealer page everyone was gushing about yesterday, and that’s the…
      • Gina Dvorak: Sorry, guys. I’m going rogue on this one, and it festered all day yesterday… I really didn’t like this…
      • Ron: A question, rather than criticism: Does the Plain Dealer’s cover lack objectivity. Certainly, it’s not stated, but is it…
      • Dan: My question about the PD cover is, who took the photo? And why is there (apparently, as best I can tell) no photo credit? Seems like…
      • TBall: I must applaud Chris, my incredibly talented former colleague for perhaps the most well-thought comment ever to appear in these…
      • Chris: Hey, I like New York magazine, too! Snark aside, it’s a great-looking page by the Plain-Dealer. But I wish folks would stop…
      • Burlington: The NYDN cover was INSPIRED. “WHO CARES,” indeed.
      • Trebor: don’t think too hard Jay.
      • Ben Villarreal: Sweet page, by the way.
      • Ben Villarreal: I noticed the small type on the Plain Dealer’s page says something different than what’s on the page shown on…
      • Pai: Now you know how we felt when Tribble and Smith left us for Cleveland.
      • Dexter Westbrook: Shouldn’t the Plain Dealer cover include James’ left arm? I think the cropping is distracting. I also…
      • Trent Koland: I saw a version of the Plain Dealer that had the text “7 years, $62 Million, no rings” … did they change…
      • where was this?: LeBron to Cleveland: Drop Dead
      • Bob Beamesderfer: Well played, Cleveland.
    • Visual/digital journalism meeting in Boston (1)
      • martin gee: very cool! within walking distance too. =)
    • German paper talking World Cup smack on A1 (5)
      • Charles Apple: There ya go. Thanks, Michael!
      • MichaeL: Actually the orange on the cover has nothing to do with holland. It’s a Valencia orange grown in Spain, next to a german…
      • Charles Apple: Thanks, Chris! I’m only using Google Translate, which has proved spotty at best. And the only German I’ve…
      • Chris: I only took a year of German, but I’m pretty sure that headline reads ‘With pressing in the finals.’ Or…
      • Alberto Cuadra: How do you say in german foot in the mouth?
    • The most unfortunate headline you’ll see today (1)
      • Patrick: Knowing Reuters, I bet this was intentional!
    • A huge disaster in Los Angeles… (54)
      • Margaret Shore: “Fool me twice, shame on me.” The fake news of the LA Times has now fooled me more than twice and I am…
      • Josh Jackson: How do you “partially” destroy something? Roll Tide!
      • NewsBoy1: Get over it people. What the LAT is doing by running these ads is preserving jobs and it’s existence in very tough…
      • Bob Beamesderfer: The Times still puts out a great deal of respectable work. But the editorial staff has to live with the…
      • WaltB: When something like the damages the credibility of a newspaper, the damage is permanent. OK, so they make a few extra bucks to…
      • Allen Cone: This seems a lot like the War of the Worlds radio broadcast. It was disguised as real news and people were confused. They…
      • Ryan Ford: I’m not sure about the definition of “relevance” in the biz — my desire to make self-deprecating jokes…
      • MattE: I count about four people in this comments thread that are still relevant from day to day in this business. I’d weigh in…
      • Francie: I’m with Ingrid, I doubt any of that ad money made it beyond the executive suite. Gotta love corporate media!
      • Ingrid Muller: Harrison, I’m doubtful that much of the ad money is going anywhere near the newsroom. And I’m sorry we all…
      • Harrison Goodman: 1. It’s a horrible idea, obviously. 2. Saying the LAT is once-respected is overstating it. 3. Anything that…
      • Ingrid Muller: To address the original topic of this thread — that “cover” horrified me. It intentionally aims to shock…
      • Francie: My aunt has been an LA Times subscriber for years. Every time I bring up the Times she tells me how she wants to cancel it….
      • SurfCityGuy: I have bought (newsstand, box, and subscription) the LATimes since I landed out here back in ‘76, and have seen its…
      • Meg Lavey: @Greg - A lot of those displaced journalists still dearly love the business and are working hard to get back into it. They…
    • Economist magazine alters Reuters photo for cover (5)
      • Rich: A lot of magazine covers and some inside images are manipulated. As a featurey effect, I don’t mind in many cases and…
      • Jim Michalowski: slakingfool: slapping a “photo illustration” label on a news photograph does not absolve the visual…
      • slakingfool: At the least they should have said it was a photo illustration from a photo shot by Larry Downing of Reuters. Stating as…
      • h: I don’t get it.
      • Matias: It’s not like Reuters have authority to talk about not editing pictures. You used the word I’ve looking for: lazy….
    • A holiday weekend in the hospital (13)
      • Sally White: Praying for all three of you — must be very scary for Elizabeth, too.
      • Jaco: I hope your wife recovers quickly and wish her all the best and full recovery. Sterkte en voorspoed.
      • Alan Formby-Jackson: Best wishes to you and your family Charles, hope everything works out well. Get well soon Sharon.
      • Jim Michalowski: Charles: Our prayers are with you and Sharon for a quick convalescence.
      • Teri Boggess: Thinking of you at this scary time. Hope all is well soon.
      • John Telford: Thoughts and prayers for you and your wife my friend.
      • tksajeev: All my prayers for the speedy recovery
      • Michelle Valenzuela: Add to me to all the folks around the world thinking of you and Sharon.
      • Ellen Lynch: I’ll be keeping your family in my thoughts, and I hope the tests come back okay.
      • Andrew Roman: Charles, I am sure the entire visual journalism community is pulling for you and your wife tonight. Best wishes for good…
      • Andrew Braford: Sorry to hear you are having a miserable weekend. We’ll be think of you.
      • Meg Lavey: No forgiveness necessary. You do what you need and we will do anything that we can for you.
      • Ernie Smith: Jesus … I really hope Sharon is OK and gets through all this in one piece. *Sigh* Best wishes to you and your family.
    • Off the grid for a while (6)
      • Douglas E. Jessmer: Only someone who’s worked with Amberlith or Rubylith would truly understand what it’s like cutting the…
      • Jim McBee: Great news!
      • Ernie Smith: Great to hear, Charles! Hope things go well from here.
      • Bill Bootz: Hope everything goes well!
      • Bill Peschel: Sorry to hear that, Charles. I hope all goes well.
      • Lee Steele: My best to the missus. I’m off the grid too, but more because it’s beautiful out and the holiday puts me in a…
    • Bandwidth, server space and the future of this blog (24)
      • Krissi: Little late in the game, but I’d be terribly sad if this blog was no longer.
      • Charles Apple: Desiree: It’s not an index-color thing? Wow. Then, actually, it sounds TERRIFIC! I’ll give it a try. And…
      • Desiree Perry: Charles, Part of the magic of the “Save for Web” feature in Photoshop is that it removes previews, thumbnails and…
      • Douglas E. Jessmer: I’m with Smitty. I’ve got your 6, too.
      • Robb: Thanks Ernie. Amazon S3 is installed and is now able to host images for visual editors. I did a draft post with Charles’…
      • Tim Wong: I hope you find a solution that works/benefits you, Charles. Just like many of the other folks who have commented on this post,…
      • Chris: Hang in there Charles. Your blog is needed!
      • Brooke: I’m with Ashley. The blog is great. Even though I’m no longer in the industry, I still check your blog regularly….
      • Ashley: I don’t have anywhere near the tech experience to weigh in, so I’ll just say, please don’t quit! That’s…
      • Ernie Smith: Fair enough, Charles. I have your back no matter what you eventually end up doing. Best of luck with this and everything…
      • Charles Apple: I’ve got a lot of blogging work to catch up on, so forgive me if this is brief or sounds curt… Desiree: That…
      • Desiree Perry: I did some looking at your images and you could save a bunch of space by using “Save for Web” in Photoshop. I…
      • Josh Trudell: If SND is not an option (and I say if, because this blog would have a natural home there), what about Poynter or API? This…
      • Ernie Smith: E-mail me and let’s chat some more. Keep me posted.
      • Robb: Great Ernie. I can do that. I would love to do that. When would you be willing to help me do that? ;-)
    • It’s a scam, so don’t fall for it (8)
      • Charles Apple: Programming note: I make it a habit to kick spam out of my blog comments. Especially robot spam. But the one above was SO…
      • get over an ex boyfriend: This can be one of the most important discussions I ever encountered today, I’m talking about this part…
    • A front page that’s good for the sole (2)
      • Allen Cone: Nice job by my former paper. I wonder if newsstand sales increased with this dramatic presentation.
      • Scott: They keep shrinking the size of the page, and pretty soon you won’t be able to do something like this life-size…
    • My daughter critiques Wednesday’s ‘Eclipse’ movie front pages (2)
      • Casey Rogers: Alright! I’m glad to hear Elizabeth likes The Daily Herald the best!
      • Douglas Okasaki: Elizabeth I loved all your comments, I read all them, very creative post of another point of view that is not always the…
    • One story. Three papers. Three photos. All brilliant. (1)
      • Scott Bryant: This brings to mind the recent todo about the Obama administration’s tendency to limit photographers’ access to…
    • Memo to small papers: Copy edit your lead headline (1)
      • Stephen: But “jammed packed” fits so much better in the hed.
    • Tuesday’s excellent front pages brought to you by small papers everywhere (2)
      • tksajeev: I liked the dollar page
      • James daSilva: Thanks for highlighting the Pioneer Press. I don’t remember seeing that overhead photo before. What I remember from…


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