Richmond Times-Dispatch Ad On Front Page Leaves Staff ‘Shocked’
The Richmond Times-Dispatch is raising eyebrows with its Sunday front page–or, rather, the full-page ad that took the place of the front page. via Richmond Times-Dispatch Ad On Front Page Leaves Staff...
View ArticleReporting – WTVR – Cable Franchise Agreement – Wallace Response
From: “Wallace, Michael – OPS” Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 5:33 PM Subject: RE: Cable Franchise Agreement Thank you for your e-mail. The CBS6 news report was done in error and is misleading, as...
View ArticleReporting – CBS 6 WTVR-TV Sticks With Erroneous Report
Television station CBS 6 WTVR-TV reported that a city official said the city was obligated to build a studio. The city official denied making the statement. WTVR-TV maintains their report is accurate...
View ArticleRichmond Times-Dispatch, Media General newspapers sold to Berkshire Hathaway
Media General Inc. today announced that it is selling 63 newspapers, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for $142 million. timesdispatch.com
View ArticleBuffett questions New Orleans newspaper changes
….Buffett told Berkshire’s newspaper editors last week that he believes newspapers will do well if they remain the primary source of information about their community and charge for online news. “It’s...
View ArticleRichmond police get green light for delayed promotions
[Headline omits substance of article: cost of promotion study, failure to respond to Freedom of Information Act request.]
View ArticleRichmond Elections: Our invitation
The Times-Dispatch invites Richmond’s candidates to submit guest columns for use on our Op/Ed page or in our Sunday Commentary section.
View ArticleWTVR vs Times-Dispatch
Times-Dispatch waited 9 days to report news: 10 Aug 2012. WTVR – Audit: Office of Minority Business Development is ineffective, needs overhaul 19 Aug 2012. Times-Dispatch – Contractors, audit report...
View ArticleHealthy tension exists between press, social media
Organizations around the world, from for-profit corporations to nonprofits to government agencies, increasingly use social media to communicate with the public and to share information. This is a...
View ArticleSeymour Hersh
Seymour Hersh has got some extreme ideas on how to fix journalism – close down the news bureaus of NBC and ABC, sack 90% of editors in publishing and get back to the fundamental job of journalists...
View ArticleHumm… Times-Dispatch headlines:
Humm… Times-Dispatch headlines: 2014 JAN 07. Redskins camp surpasses city’s estimates 2014 JAN 08. Impact of Redskins camp tough to measure against expectations
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Open Government report for Jan. 12
The Richmond Times-Dispatch publishes a weekly open government report: The following is a Sunday feature that highlights the work of media organizations and residents across the state to promote open...
View ArticleMayor’s defender also advisor
Yesterday WTVR.com posted an article by John W. Bates III that defended the mayor’s Shockoe ballpark plan. Today the Richmond Times-Dispatch posted a letter to the editor from Mr. Bates that defended...
View ArticleStyle Weekly Fails to Report Facts
Style Weekly posted an article about the “Kambourian map”. The map shows slave sites in Shockoe Bottom. Mayor Jones used the map to show that a ballpark in Shockoe Bottom would not disturb slave sites....
View ArticleGOLDMAN: The Richmond Times-Dispatch must think I’m an idiot
According to the Richmond Times Dispatch and Mayor Jones, if we don’t build his Shockoe Bottom Stadium, the area will look the same in 2024. With all due respect, only an idiot could be expected to...
View ArticleThe Richmond Elite’s Bizarre Self Image
If one wants to know one source of Richmond’s malaise, she or he need look no further than the pages of the Richmond Times Dispatch, the mouthpiece of the city’s elite. This is especially true when one...
View ArticleCity closes council chamber media gallery
After a heated incident with an armed activist over access to the Richmond City Council media gallery, the city has closed the area to media representatives. Link
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