Directory of newspaper gossip and insider blogs

With big layoffs occurring at various media companies, I’ve decided to troll the web in search of blogs written by insiders and other watchdogs who post memos and similar items. While Romenesko is arguably the best source out there for newspaper gossip, there are many publication-specific blogs out there.

I’ve surely missed some blogs, so please e-mail me at dansanufATyahoo.com or drop a line in the comments with suggestions. Also, some of the blogs on this list are hosted by unions and/or may be highly critical of the companies in question, so I don’t necessarily share in their views. On to the list:

NATIONAL
Romenesko
Gawker
Editor & Publisher
I Want Media
PaidContent
Folio
MediaBistro (including FishbowlDC, FishbowlNY and FishbowlLA)
chattanooga hookups
matchmaking festival lisdoonvarna (newspaper/magazine section here)
Newspaper Death Watch
Richard Prince (Maynard Institute)

GANNETT
Gannett Blog (All of Gannett)
Cincinnati Newsache (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Ruth Holladay (Indianapolis Star)
Fair Pay for York Journalists (The Press and the Gazette & Herald)

TRIBUNE
Tribune Employees Talk (All of Tribune)
Tell Zell (Tribune, LA Times)
Bob Norman’s Daily Pulp (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
TribuneWatch (All of Tribune)
LA Observed (LA Times)
Los Angeles Times Pressmens 20 Year Club (LA Times)
Save Our Trade (LA Times)

MCCLATCHY
Etaoin Shrdlu (All of McClatchy)
McClatchy Watch (Sacramento Bee)
Herald Watch (Miami Herald)
Random Pixels (Miami Herald)
Bob Norman’s Daily Pulp (Miami Herald)

OTHER
MinnPost’s David Brauer (St. Paul Pioneer Press & Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Oregon Media Insiders (The Oregonian, other media)
Wayne Garcia, The Political Whore – Creative Loafing (St. Petersburg Times & Tampa Tribune)
MediaNews Monitor (MediaNews)
News Journal Watch (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Bob Norman’s Daily Pulp (Palm Beach Post, South Florida papers)
Roger Simmons (All Orlando TV stations)

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13 Responses to "Directory of newspaper gossip and insider blogs"

By Brad June 18, 2008 - 4:16 pm

Cool list. I got here via TweetWire, so it was ironic it was about the death of some old media outlets!

By William M. Hartnett June 18, 2008 - 5:55 pm

Wayne Garcia’s The Political Whore blog at Creative Loafing Tampa often has Bay Area media news, mainly St. Pete Times and Tampa Tribune.

By Mallory June 18, 2008 - 7:05 pm

Thanks for taking the time to do this, it’s a great resource.

By Ryan McNeill June 18, 2008 - 9:44 pm

Dude…mega kudos on these. Especially the Tribune-related ones. I hadn’t seen most of those except for Bob Norman’s Pulp.

This is the worrisome one.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=email_en&refer=home&sid=ad3X7C3qlvA4

By links for 2008-06-19 : William M. Hartnett June 19, 2008 - 6:31 am

[…] Directory of newspaper gossip and insider blogs – Journalistopia by Danny Sanchez Beginnings of a handy list of newspaper gossip blogs here. Go add you local source of inside talk. (tags: blogs newspapers) […]

By Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media » Thursday squibs June 19, 2008 - 5:57 pm

[…] Directory of newspaper gossip and insider blogs. Danny Sanchez also has a lengthy list, this one of places to find the inside dope on (primarily American) newspapers. Way too many to follow regularly. […]

By William M. Hartnett June 23, 2008 - 3:51 pm

Here’s another one: Oregon Media Insiders. For, um, Oregon media insiders.

By Steve June 25, 2008 - 12:03 pm

Three to add, although one is down right now.

newsosaur.blogspot.com
newspaperbiz.com

and currently down, but in the past has had excellent content and terrible design

thedeathofdailies.com (written by an alternative press reporter in dallas)

Anyone have one that’s actually bullish on the industry?

By Edward Padgett June 25, 2008 - 8:41 pm

Thanks a million for the plug Danny. Running out the door for another media party before the Los Angeles Times is hit with the bad news.

Peace,
The Blogging Pressman

By Erica Smith June 25, 2008 - 10:18 pm

If you’re looking for layoff/buyout info: Paper Cuts

By Danny Sanchez June 26, 2008 - 8:30 am

@Edward you guys hang in there out in LA. Try to keep your chins up.

@William, thanks, I added those a couple days ago thanks to your suggestion.

@Steve, thanks for the suggestions.

@Erica, I actually blogged about paper cuts the day after here on Journalistopia. Thanks for the suggestion.

By Clark July 30, 2008 - 11:11 pm

Here are a few to add under the Tribune category, that are about the Orlando Sentinel:

— Sentinel Watch (http://eyeonthesentinel.blogspot.com/)

— The Amazing Shrinking Sentinel (http://amazingshrinkingsentinel.blogspot.com/)

— Nancy Imperiale’s blog (http://nancyimperiale.com/)

By Ronnie Pineda August 28, 2008 - 5:27 am

Hey Danny, Thanks for the listing on your blog. I plan on placing a link back on http://www.saveourtrade.blogspot.com. I happen to discover your site by reviewing our site’s visitor stats.

These stats provide a visitors location and the site they came from. Someone in Chicago using a Tribune server left your site and came over to saveourtrade and I happen to follow that link back here. It’s a mystery who in Chicago comes to our site every day, but not why.

Chicago Tribune Management has been visiting Ed’s site(the blogging pressman)as well as saveourtrade for quite some time now. Management certainly isn’t very happy about us blogging, but their right to publish is build on the same amendment as is ours to blog.

Another gannett site for the list is, http://www.shameongannett.com

Ronnie Pineda
L.A. Times Pressman
GCC/IBT Member

By Brad June 18, 2008 - 4:16 pm

Cool list. I got here via TweetWire, so it was ironic it was about the death of some old media outlets!
By William M. Hartnett June 18, 2008 - 5:55 pm

Wayne Garcia’s The Political Whore blog at Creative Loafing Tampa often has Bay Area media news, mainly St. Pete Times and Tampa Tribune.
By Mallory June 18, 2008 - 7:05 pm

Thanks for taking the time to do this, it’s a great resource.
By Ryan McNeill June 18, 2008 - 9:44 pm

Dude…mega kudos on these. Especially the Tribune-related ones. I hadn’t seen most of those except for Bob Norman’s Pulp.

This is the worrisome one.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=email_en&refer=home&sid=ad3X7C3qlvA4
By links for 2008-06-19 : William M. Hartnett June 19, 2008 - 6:31 am

[…] Directory of newspaper gossip and insider blogs – Journalistopia by Danny Sanchez Beginnings of a handy list of newspaper gossip blogs here. Go add you local source of inside talk. (tags: blogs newspapers) […]
By Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media » Thursday squibs June 19, 2008 - 5:57 pm

[…] Directory of newspaper gossip and insider blogs. Danny Sanchez also has a lengthy list, this one of places to find the inside dope on (primarily American) newspapers. Way too many to follow regularly. […]
By William M. Hartnett June 23, 2008 - 3:51 pm

Here’s another one: Oregon Media Insiders. For, um, Oregon media insiders.
By Steve June 25, 2008 - 12:03 pm

Three to add, although one is down right now.

newsosaur.blogspot.com
newspaperbiz.com

and currently down, but in the past has had excellent content and terrible design

thedeathofdailies.com (written by an alternative press reporter in dallas)

Anyone have one that’s actually bullish on the industry?
By Edward Padgett June 25, 2008 - 8:41 pm

Thanks a million for the plug Danny. Running out the door for another media party before the Los Angeles Times is hit with the bad news.

Peace,
The Blogging Pressman
By Erica Smith June 25, 2008 - 10:18 pm

If you’re looking for layoff/buyout info: Paper Cuts
By Danny Sanchez June 26, 2008 - 8:30 am

@Edward you guys hang in there out in LA. Try to keep your chins up.

@William, thanks, I added those a couple days ago thanks to your suggestion.

@Steve, thanks for the suggestions.

@Erica, I actually blogged about paper cuts the day after here on Journalistopia. Thanks for the suggestion.
By Clark July 30, 2008 - 11:11 pm

Here are a few to add under the Tribune category, that are about the Orlando Sentinel:

— Sentinel Watch (http://eyeonthesentinel.blogspot.com/)

— The Amazing Shrinking Sentinel (http://amazingshrinkingsentinel.blogspot.com/)

— Nancy Imperiale’s blog (http://nancyimperiale.com/)
By Ronnie Pineda August 28, 2008 - 5:27 am

Hey Danny, Thanks for the listing on your blog. I plan on placing a link back on http://www.saveourtrade.blogspot.com. I happen to discover your site by reviewing our site’s visitor stats.

These stats provide a visitors location and the site they came from. Someone in Chicago using a Tribune server left your site and came over to saveourtrade and I happen to follow that link back here. It’s a mystery who in Chicago comes to our site every day, but not why.

Chicago Tribune Management has been visiting Ed’s site(the blogging pressman)as well as saveourtrade for quite some time now. Management certainly isn’t very happy about us blogging, but their right to publish is build on the same amendment as is ours to blog.

Another gannett site for the list is, http://www.shameongannett.com

Ronnie Pineda
L.A. Times Pressman
GCC/IBT Member