The Monday morning after Unity, The Dallas Morning News reporters awoke to find an email in their inbox announcing 14% job cuts - around 500 people throughout the BELO owned papers.
The company will make voluntary severance offers this week to employees at its four daily newspapers, including The Dallas Morning News, with the goal of completing the process by mid-September.
“We believe that the resultant, smaller workforce – focused intensely on products that take full advantage of A. H. Belo’s local capabilities in content creation and sales – is best suited for the business opportunities that will define our future success,” Robert Decherd, BELO CEO said.
“We have to be prepared for a wide range of possibilities driven by changes in the competitive structure of the industry, new technologies and rapidly-evolving media usage habits,” Mr. Decherd told shareholders.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
GLORIA CAMPOS TO CO-CHAIR 2008 KATIE AWARDS
Network Hall of Fame recipient and WFAA Anchor Gloria Campos will help co-chair the 2008 Katie Awards. Along with Cheryl Hall, business columnist at The Dallas Morning News, they will work to organize and present the 50th Katie Awards competition.
As a board members of the Foundation, she said this endeavor is a "personal crusade," for her. "We staunchly believe in both missions of the Katies: to help college students pay for degrees in media-related fields and to honor the best work by those already in the media," Campos said. "We intend to restore the Katie Awards contest to its past glory. The key to success will be transparency and judges of the highest qualifications."
The annual presentation banquet will be held in conjunction with the 45th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the venue will be the Sixth Floor Museum, in downtown Dallas on Nov. 15.
Key Dates
* Entries must be submitted by Friday, August 22, 2008
* Finalists will be announced about October 1, 2008
* Banquet will be held on November, 15, 2008.
Additional details can be found at www.PressClubDallas.com or www.KatieAwards.com.
As a board members of the Foundation, she said this endeavor is a "personal crusade," for her. "We staunchly believe in both missions of the Katies: to help college students pay for degrees in media-related fields and to honor the best work by those already in the media," Campos said. "We intend to restore the Katie Awards contest to its past glory. The key to success will be transparency and judges of the highest qualifications."
The annual presentation banquet will be held in conjunction with the 45th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the venue will be the Sixth Floor Museum, in downtown Dallas on Nov. 15.
Key Dates
* Entries must be submitted by Friday, August 22, 2008
* Finalists will be announced about October 1, 2008
* Banquet will be held on November, 15, 2008.
Additional details can be found at www.PressClubDallas.com or www.KatieAwards.com.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
UNITY 2008 UNDERWAY - ATTENDANCE LOW
Blame it on the economy, the recent layoffs or just the high cost of going to the Windy City, Unity 2008 attendance is lower than previous year, according to the UNITY Convention newspaper.
Registration and revenue numbers are down compared to their last convention in 2004.
The paper reported today that registration and revenue numbers are down compared to last year. They estimate that about 6,000 participants will be in Chicago, down from 8,100 in DC in 2004. Revenue this year is estimated to be $4 million, down from $4.5 in 2004. UNITY President Karen Lincoln-Michel said that and increase in sponsorship is helping with costs.
The paper also reported that the much-publicized forum between Presidential Candidates John McCain and Barack Obama has been canceled due to scheduling changes. Obama is planning to speak on Sunday at 11 a.m. and CNN will broadcast the speech live.
Registration and revenue numbers are down compared to their last convention in 2004.
The paper reported today that registration and revenue numbers are down compared to last year. They estimate that about 6,000 participants will be in Chicago, down from 8,100 in DC in 2004. Revenue this year is estimated to be $4 million, down from $4.5 in 2004. UNITY President Karen Lincoln-Michel said that and increase in sponsorship is helping with costs.
The paper also reported that the much-publicized forum between Presidential Candidates John McCain and Barack Obama has been canceled due to scheduling changes. Obama is planning to speak on Sunday at 11 a.m. and CNN will broadcast the speech live.
Monday, July 21, 2008
OBAMA to Speak at UNITY 2008
Stop the presses! Obama will be return from his trip in the mid-east to speak at Unity 2008, according to NAHJ. No word yet on McCain.
"Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama will appear in front of thousands of journalists next week at the UNITY: Journalists of Color quadrennial convention in Chicago.
Sen. Obama, the apparent Democratic presidential nominee, will appear on stage Sunday morning, July 27th. This will likely be his first national appearance after returning from his international trip to Europe and the Middle East. Sen. Obama has accepted the invitation that UNITY also extended to Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee.
“We are pleased that our UNITY colleagues will have the chance to hear from Sen. Obama and be among the first to question him upon his return from his overseas trip," said Karen Lincoln Michel, UNITY president. “We hope that in this historic campaign, Sen. McCain, whose presence is equally important, will also address our audience – the kind of audience that reflects the growing diversity in America.”
The event was originally planned for Thursday, July 24, but had to change because of scheduling conflicts from the campaigns.
UNITY – an alliance representing the nearly 10,000 members of the Asian American Journalists Association, the National Association of Black Journalists, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the Native American Journalists Association – will host a dynamic lineup of events, speakers, workshops and discussions focusing on issues and changes happening in the media industry nationwide and globally.
The event will be broadcast live on CNN, and may be repeated throughout the weekend, and will involve journalists of color from both CNN, partner TIME Magazine and the four alliance associations.
“We are honored to have Senator Obama join us at UNITY, especially considering his international schedule,” said Bryan Monroe, UNITY convention chair and vice president and editorial director, Ebony and Jet magazines in Chicago. “It reaffirms the importance and respect of journalists of color in this year’s election process.”
Unity has also been working with Sen. McCain’s campaign, but has yet been unable to secure his commitment to the presidential forum.
“We have had other Republican and Democratic presidential candidates address our organizations – including President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry at UNITY in 2004 – and hope Sen. McCain will join Sen. Obama and choose to continue that tradition,” said Onica N. Makwakwa, UNITY executive director.
The fourth quadrennial convention, which is themed “A New Journalism for a Changing World,” is expected to draw thousands of journalists during the five-day event and Career Expo to be held July 23-27 at McCormick Place West.
"Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama will appear in front of thousands of journalists next week at the UNITY: Journalists of Color quadrennial convention in Chicago.
Sen. Obama, the apparent Democratic presidential nominee, will appear on stage Sunday morning, July 27th. This will likely be his first national appearance after returning from his international trip to Europe and the Middle East. Sen. Obama has accepted the invitation that UNITY also extended to Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee.
“We are pleased that our UNITY colleagues will have the chance to hear from Sen. Obama and be among the first to question him upon his return from his overseas trip," said Karen Lincoln Michel, UNITY president. “We hope that in this historic campaign, Sen. McCain, whose presence is equally important, will also address our audience – the kind of audience that reflects the growing diversity in America.”
The event was originally planned for Thursday, July 24, but had to change because of scheduling conflicts from the campaigns.
UNITY – an alliance representing the nearly 10,000 members of the Asian American Journalists Association, the National Association of Black Journalists, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the Native American Journalists Association – will host a dynamic lineup of events, speakers, workshops and discussions focusing on issues and changes happening in the media industry nationwide and globally.
The event will be broadcast live on CNN, and may be repeated throughout the weekend, and will involve journalists of color from both CNN, partner TIME Magazine and the four alliance associations.
“We are honored to have Senator Obama join us at UNITY, especially considering his international schedule,” said Bryan Monroe, UNITY convention chair and vice president and editorial director, Ebony and Jet magazines in Chicago. “It reaffirms the importance and respect of journalists of color in this year’s election process.”
Unity has also been working with Sen. McCain’s campaign, but has yet been unable to secure his commitment to the presidential forum.
“We have had other Republican and Democratic presidential candidates address our organizations – including President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry at UNITY in 2004 – and hope Sen. McCain will join Sen. Obama and choose to continue that tradition,” said Onica N. Makwakwa, UNITY executive director.
The fourth quadrennial convention, which is themed “A New Journalism for a Changing World,” is expected to draw thousands of journalists during the five-day event and Career Expo to be held July 23-27 at McCormick Place West.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Obama & McCain to Skip Unity 2008
Looks like there will not be a Unity 2008 appearance by the presidential nominees Barack Obama and John McCain at next week's Unity '08 convention of minority journalists. The conference moved its planned "presidential candidates forum" to prime time Thursday so CNN could air it, but that also destroyed the scheduled of the candidates. Obama will be in Europe next Thursday, and McCain will be attending a long-scheduled "Town Hall on Cancer" sponsored by Lance Armstrong's foundation.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Derek Castillo Details Why He is Leaving
KXAS NBC 5 Sports Anchor and long-time Network member Derek Castillo will be leaving KXAS NBC5 at the end of the month. Earlier this year he spoke with blogger "Uncle Barky" on his departure plans.
By ED BARK
Sports anchor/reporter Derek Castillo leaving NBC5's playing field
NBC5's sports department at least temporarily could shrink to Newy Scruggs alone after Derek Castillo's scheduled departure at the end of July.
"I just couldn't do another contract working the weekends," Castillo said in a telephone interview Thursday. "I owe it to my wife and (eight-year-old) son now to be there more for them. Having a child really changes things."
Castillo joined NBC5 in July 2001 from WCAU-TV in Philadelphia. He became best known in D-FW for his live "Big Game Friday Night" reports from various area high school football fields. In 2005, he won a Lone Star Emmy award as the market's top sports anchor despite working the less prominent weekend shift.
Castillo said he's leaving NBC5 on good terms and hopes to remain in broadcasting because "my heart's still in this business." He grew up in Austin and graduated from the University of Texas in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
"Ideally we'd like to get back there," he said. "It's pretty ballsy, because I don't have anything else going on right now."
Cost-cutting and downsizing are ever-present facts of life in both broadcast and print journalism. Castillo said he has no idea whether NBC5 will replace him with another full-time sports staffer, a freelancer or no one at all.
"I would hope they would hire someone," he said. "But who really knows nowadays?"
Castillo joined NBC5 after John Rhadigan moved to Fox Sports Southwest, where he remains a prominent anchor. Note to FSS: Castillo also would fit you like a glove.
By ED BARK
Sports anchor/reporter Derek Castillo leaving NBC5's playing field
NBC5's sports department at least temporarily could shrink to Newy Scruggs alone after Derek Castillo's scheduled departure at the end of July.
"I just couldn't do another contract working the weekends," Castillo said in a telephone interview Thursday. "I owe it to my wife and (eight-year-old) son now to be there more for them. Having a child really changes things."
Castillo joined NBC5 in July 2001 from WCAU-TV in Philadelphia. He became best known in D-FW for his live "Big Game Friday Night" reports from various area high school football fields. In 2005, he won a Lone Star Emmy award as the market's top sports anchor despite working the less prominent weekend shift.
Castillo said he's leaving NBC5 on good terms and hopes to remain in broadcasting because "my heart's still in this business." He grew up in Austin and graduated from the University of Texas in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
"Ideally we'd like to get back there," he said. "It's pretty ballsy, because I don't have anything else going on right now."
Cost-cutting and downsizing are ever-present facts of life in both broadcast and print journalism. Castillo said he has no idea whether NBC5 will replace him with another full-time sports staffer, a freelancer or no one at all.
"I would hope they would hire someone," he said. "But who really knows nowadays?"
Castillo joined NBC5 after John Rhadigan moved to Fox Sports Southwest, where he remains a prominent anchor. Note to FSS: Castillo also would fit you like a glove.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
NETWORK FOUNDER TO BE INDUCTED INTO NAHJ HALL OF FAME
Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, Journalism Professor and one of the founders of the DFW Network of Hispanic Communicators will be Inducted in to the NAHJ Hall of Fame during UNITY ’08 - the nation’s industry’s largest gathering of journalists.in Chicago.
University of Texas at Austin Professor Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, Ph.D., and two other journalists, will be inducted into the NAHJ Hall of Fame Gala at 7 p.m., Friday, July 25th in the Chicago Ballroom of the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, 301 East North Water Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Created in 2000, NAHJ’s Hall of Fame is reserved for journalists and industry pioneers whose national or local efforts have resulted in a greater number of Latinos entering the journalism profession or have helped to improve news coverage of the nation’s Latino community.
“Our Hall of Fame Gala is one of NAHJ’s greatest traditions when we pause to celebrate the giants of our industry,” said Iván Román, NAHJ’s Executive Director. “Because of Juan and Maggie’s foresight and their activism, NAHJ is a leader in many ways - from creating innovative programs that serve as models for the entire industry to speaking out on Capitol Hill on legislation that impacts minority media owners. Fewer people know the story of Francisco P. Ramírez, but once you hear it, you will be inspired.’’
With the induction of Rivas-Rodriguez, there are now 22 NAHJ Hall of Famers. Past honorees include such pioneering journalists as Rubén Salazar, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times and the news director of KMEX who was killed in East Los Angeles, and Ignacio E. Lozano, Sr., who founded La Opinión, the nation’s largest Spanish-language daily newspaper.
Rivas-Rodriguez, Ph.D. is an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin and founder and director of the U.S. Latino & Latina WWII Oral History Project. Rivas-Rodriguez gained national prominence after leading protests in 2007 against the PBS documentary about World War II. The film, which originally had excluded the stories of Hispanic veterans, was eventually modified. Her efforts helped force PBS and other media outlets to pay greater attention to contributions of Hispanic veterans.
A former journalist who worked for major newspapers and a Dallas TV station, Rivas-Rodriguez developed the model for a student-produced convention newspaper in 1988 now used by several professional journalism organizations to give students a taste of “real time” journalism. A founding member of NAHJ, Rivas Rodriguez is the recipient of numerous awards including NAHJ’s 2007 Leadership Award. She also received the Rubén Salazar Award for Communications from the National Council of La Raza in 2007.
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