Gone, Wisconsin: McGinn, Gardner leave Journal-Sentinel

[stix]

I ordered the McGinn book on Amazon this week based on all your recommendations.

Love Greg Bedard on football, too. He got let go by SI. Big loss.

Bedard went right to The MMQB though, right?

Man, the JS has had some great football guys. Tom Silverstein is still there, he's a long-time beat guy. Don't want to shortchange him, he's still a good read.

You'll enjoy McGinn's book and learn more about Super Bowl history than you can possibly fathom.

 

[justgladtobehere]

Bedard went from The MMQB to SI and then was let go. Seemed odd.

 

[wicked]

When did Bedard get let go? I love his work.

 

[Fran Curci]

Bedard went from MMQB to SI -- an in-house move. Then he recently was laid off.

 

[Fredrick]

At some point soon there will be a team of three or four people who will accept free blog posts/reports from "citizen journalists" (with a prize of $50 for the most viewed item each week) under each location's masthead. Maybe the three or four people will be situated locally - or the team will be larger (in Phoenix, or Louisville or somewhere).

I think you are right, but I disagree about the 50 dollar prize. Too expensive. Probably 20 bucks or a free lunch somewhere.

 

[Fredrick]

Think of all the stuff that used to be covered will never ever ever be covered. The watchdogs are gone. I bet the school boards, politicians, cops will be loving the end of journalism/newspapers.

 

[wheels89]

Bedard went from the JS to the Boston Globe and then MMQB/SI

 

[Baron Scicluna]

I think you are right, but I disagree about the 50 dollar prize. Too expensive. Probably 20 bucks or a free lunch somewhere.

Free lunch? They'll just offer a coupon to the local McDonald's for a free small soda.

 

[I Should Coco]

Think of all the stuff that used to be covered will never ever ever be covered. The watchdogs are gone. I bet the school boards, politicians, cops will be loving the end of journalism/newspapers.

Don't worry, your local city has a FACEBOOK page and a TWITTER account! I'm sure everything's covered there ...

 

[studthug12]

So, in the latest layoffs....the sports reporter was let go. So I am now Food/Going Out Reporter/Sports..and am needing to figure out a way "to balance my beats." Also it is me and a photographer for a town of 20,000. I am going to try and make them figure something out and will be looking for a new job. The Skype meeting with Pam Henson and the other big wigs was pretty awesome. A lot of bashing and great questions including one that started with "...No BS corporate speak.."

 

[IllMil]

McGinn: 'A newspaperman is what I am…'

Really sounds like this was all McGinn's call.

 

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McGinn: 'A newspaperman is what I am…'

Really sounds like this was all McGinn's call.

Tremendous piece. This line grabbed me:

I did read and benefited significantly from the work of my colleagues; otherwise, I stayed away from other print and electronic coverage, state and national, to avoid groupthink at all costs.

Probably not too many people in the biz (or any other biz) who could get away with saying they don't read other coverage. But that's supreme confidence in your work and your Rolodex, which he rightfully had. (And since he said he hated cell phones, maybe he really did have a Rolodex.)