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News-Journal: Joe Mullins’s Political Stunt with Constitution Is More Theatrics of Duplicity

April 27, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Outlining a long list of Joe Mullins contradictions, bigotries and discrimination, the News-Journal in an editorial joins “those registering doubt of his sincerity last week, when he pushed the resolution of support for the Constitution that allowed him to unleash a flood of patriotic-sounding rhetoric in the middle of a commission meeting.”

The Joe Mullins Smear

May 4, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

Joe Mullins during today's county commission meeting. (© FlaglerLive via YouTube)

Joe Mullins is a distasteful man whose behavior as an elected official is dangerous and should be held to account. But not by reporting as unsubstantiated as the allegations it’s based on. To play into them without strict and uncompromising authentication legitimizes them and gives journalism a bad name.

News-Journal Lays Off London (Again) and Flagler Bureau Editor; News-Tribune’s Future in Doubt

March 3, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Aaron London stood by the paper for years. (© FlaglerLive)

The Daytona Beach News-Journal this week is laying off two of its four remaining employees in the Flagler County bureau–long-time reporter Aaron London and Nick Klasne, an assistant managing editor in charge of the Flagler Bureau.

Danielle Anderson’s Dual Role as Flagler GOP Operative and News-Journal Correspondent

October 28, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Danielle Anderson, at a campaign event last year (center), heads the Flagler County Republican Club and is a correspondent for the News-Journal. (© FlaglerLive)

The News-Journal has defended Danielle Anderson’s dual roles as a correspondent and as president of the Flagler County Republican Club by saying she does not cover political stories. But last week she covered Sen. Rick Scott’s visit to Flagler, without a disclaimer.

Save the News-Journal: How Wall Street Is Plundering Newspaper Chains Like GateHouse

December 4, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The old editorial board room at the News-Journal, now defunct. (© FlaglerLive)

Executives at GateHouse, which owns the News-Journal, demanded a $27 million cut from theirf papers’ operating expense to help pay for the hedge fund’s CEO’s $54 million pay package.

Down to Three, Flagler Sheriff’s Candidates Differ on Style and Command in Last Forum Before Election

October 17, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

It was standing room only at the old coquina building in Bunnell for Monday's sheriff's forum. (c FlaglerLive)

The forum featured the GOP’s Rick Staly, Democrat Larry Jones and Independent Thomas Dougherty. There were no fireworks, as at primary forums, but the differences between the three were sharp.

Monday Briefing: The News-Journal’s Special Report on Officer-Involved Shootings, Bunnell Reorganizes, Rotary v. Hunger

November 9, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The News-Journal’s “Shots Fired” investigates the murky world of officer-involved shootings in Florida, where 249 people have been shot in two years. The Rotary needs volunteers against hunger. Bunnell government reorganizes after its manager’s resignation.

News-Journal Employees File Charges of Unfair Labor Practices Against New Owner GateHouse Media

June 9, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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The press room union filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board on June 3, charging that GateHouse Media illegally abrogated their collective bargaining agreement and is trying to bust the union.

Major Layoffs Hit News-Journal and Ex-Halifax Chain 3 Months After GateHouse Takes Over

March 4, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Four newsroom employees lost their job and seven employees lost theirs in advertising. The Flagler Bureau, down to three reporters, is about to lose another as Natalie Kronicks leaves to join the Flagler County government’s communications office, coordinating marketing efforts.

Eighteen Months In, Palm Coast Observer Retrenches Back to Once a Week

September 25, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

After scoring a series of successes in the Daytona Beach News-Journal’s backyard and launching an ambitious effort to go head-to-head with the twice-weekly News-Tribune a little over a year and a half ago, the Palm Coast Observer is doing what most newspapers have had to do to survive: it’s cutting back.

Palm Coast Observer’s Brian McMillan Is Local Media Association’s Journalist of the Year

March 9, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The Observer's Brian McMillan. This time, John Walsh had to be cropped out. (© FlaglerLive)

The national award by the Local Media Association, formerly known as Suburban Newspapers of America, caps a succession of milestones for the Palm Coast Observer in the midst of its torrid duel with the News-Journal.

Disses and Disclosures As DeLorenzo Agrees to Give Back Waste Pro’s $500

November 3, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 13 Comments

There’s nothing “fair and balanced” about local media’s failure to have reported on the $500 Waste Pro donation to DeLorenzo before it was pointed out to them–or continuing attempts to paper over the ethics and judgment breach with partial rationales.

News-Journal Pounds 71-Year-Old Palm Coast Man’s Door Over $3.97 Bill; Gun and Cop Follow

January 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Robert Leard of Palm Coast’s R section dropped his subscription last year. A salesman showed up and pounded on his door Saturday night. Frightened, Leard told him to “get the hell away from my door.” All over $3.97.

News-Journal Circulation Plummets 10% in First 6 Months Under New Ownership

January 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

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The News-Journal circulation has fallen by more than 41,000 copies, or 39 percent since 2005 though its recent, accelerating decline is far steeper than losses the newspaper industry is experiencing across the country.

Beat Shuffle at the News-Journal

July 20, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The paper is making fewer changes than meet the eye while continuing to attempt to do a little more with far less.

For a Few Dollars More: How the News-Journal Is Hounding Its Retirees

July 6, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Retirees’ pension and health plans are in jeopardy as battle continues over who’s owed what first.

Provincialism and Its Confessors

May 24, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

If Flagler news falls in the forest and there’s no one there to pulp it into newsprint, has it really happened? Further tales and tails from the provinces of journalism.

Boners for Business

May 8, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The Pat Rice era began at the $218-a-year News-Journal in late April. That’ll buy you a whole lot of Twinkies.

Gel Raising at Medallion of Excellence

April 22, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

That 4.5 tremor on the Richter scale you felt last night? That was the Davidsons rolling in their graves when Michael Redding replaced them at a Medallion of Excellence banquet.

Splayed Girls and Smackdowns

April 20, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

A five-minute summary of what you’re missing in the paper, from overplayed snakebites to underplayed blowbacks against Volusia’s biggest development.

News-Journal Sale Delayed–Again–Pending Appraisals

February 12, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A federal judge delayed the $20 million sale of the News-Journal pending appraisals of some $9 million in real estate.

My Ten Predictions for 2010

December 29, 2009 | Pierre Tristam | 3 Comments

“All prophesies are wrong, therefore this one will be wrong,” Orwell said. So here are mine for the coming year of our blogs, 2010.

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