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Advocate publisher says paper is adding 500 subscribers a week

Joshua Gillin — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:19:32 +0000

John Georges, publisher of The Advocate in Louisiana, told the New Orleans City Council on Thursday the paper is adding 500 new subscribers each week as it expands from Baton Rouge into … Read more

Advocate strikes deal to print New Orleans obits

Andrew Beaujon — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:49:45 +0000

The Advocate | U-T San Diego | CT News Junkie

The (Baton Rouge) Advocate “has reached deals with more than a dozen funeral homes to begin printing their obituaries” in its New Orleans edition, the paper reports.

“The lack of … Read more

Readership, alliances up at other New Orleans news outlets in last year

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:47:20 +0000

Friday morning The Lens ran a photo essay looking at print habits of New Orleanians in the year since The Times-Picayune announced it was reducing staff and print frequency. I decided to check in on some of the city’s … Read more

On 1-year anniversary of Times-Picayune announcement, photographer looks at print readership

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:38:09 +0000

The Lens | Media of Birmingham

One year ago today, spurred by a New York Times story, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune announced it would reduce staff and print frequency. Photographer Bevil Knapp took a look last June at … Read more

Advocate owner says he ‘tried to buy’ Times-Picayune

Andrew Beaujon — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:44:54 +0000

The Advocate | WWL | Dump the Picayune | The Times-Picayune

The Baton Rouge, La.-based Advocate announced Wednesday it was hiring four reporters from the Times-Picayune, a paper with which it is engaged in a growing newspaper war.… Read more

Former Times-Picayune editors will lead Baton Rouge Advocate, which has a new owner

Andrew Beaujon — Wed, 01 May 2013 02:23:55 +0000

The Advocate | The Times-Picayune

Former New Orleans Times-Picayune managing editors Dan Shea and Peter Kovacs will serve as General Manager and Editor, respectively, of the Baton Rouge Advocate, which announced it had been purchased by New Orleans businessman John … Read more

CJR: Times-Picayune changes resemble ‘an orderly liquidation’

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:43:46 +0000

CJR | WWLTV | St. Tammany News
“In a town rich in history and its own peculiarities, NOLA.com seems like an out-of-town visitor,” Ryan Chittum writes in a extended look at the New Orleans Times-Picayune’s new reality as … Read more

Times-Picayune publisher: ‘This is chapter two’

Carlie Kollath Wells — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:22:45 +0000

The Times-Picayune’s digital-first strategy is working, the publisher said at a conference Tuesday.

His comments come after the paper switched in October from seven days of print editions to three days a week. The move was publicly criticized by … Read more

Baltimore Sun printing in New Orleans for Super Bowl weekend

Andrew Beaujon — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 13:47:58 +0000

The Baltimore Sun is publishing a special edition to be distributed to New Orleans-area hotels this weekend. Sun spokesperson Renee Mutchnik told Poynter the edition will comprise the front and sports pages of the daily (Sunday’s will include a special … Read more

Times-Picayune cites gains as ’60 Minutes’ chronicles cutbacks

Andrew Beaujon — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:01:59 +0000

Nola.com | CBS | DashThirtyDash | Gambit Weekly
Before Sunday evening’s “60 Minutes” story about the New Orleans Times-Picayune’s reductions in staff and print frequency, Times-Picayune Editor Jim Amoss wrote a letter to readers saying the move seems like … Read more