Newspaper in Boca Raton folds print edition

Editor & Publisher reports that the Boca Raton News, founded in 1955, is discontinuing its print edition due to the high cost of printing and distribution.

Courant is effectively and officially a rag, now

It's very sad to see a Pulitzer-prize winning, two-century old newspaper turn into a dish rag, but the firing of the paper's consumer reporter for being an effective consumer reporter means that this has come to pass.

Details here

The bottom line is that after several days the newspaper has not credibly refuted the columnists charges, leading any neutral observer to conclude that the charge is essentially and substantially true.

Placing a marketing person in charge of the newsroom is a blunder of the first order. Sad.

Disturbing charges at The Courant

The Courant's long-time consumer affairs reporter claims he was fired for a negative column about a major advertiser.

Editor & Publisher reports it here

This is, of course, disturbing on many levels, but one factor that's relevant to the future of newspapers is the kind of damage this sort of thing can do to a brand. Brand and reputation are among the most valuable assets of newspapers and tossing it away to placate an advertiser seems very short sighted, to say the least.