The New Orleans Times-Picayune, which distinguished itself amid great adversity during Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, is about to enact large staff cuts and may cut back its print publishing schedule to several days a week, according to two employees with knowledge of the plans.Newhouse Newspapers, which owns the Times-Picayune, will apparently be working off a blueprint the company used in Ann Arbor, Mich., where it reduced the frequency of the Ann Arbor News, emphasized the Web site as a primary distributor of news and in the process instituted wholesale layoffs to cut costs.A request for comment from the newspaper’s editor, Jim Amoss, late Wednesday night was not returned.The plans have been kept under wraps, but the newspaper will likely cease to exist as a ... Continue reading →
BRIAN LINDSTROM:BASES LOADED “Putting lights in Wrigley Field is like putting aluminum siding on the Sistine Chapel.” – Roger Simon Baseball says different things to different people. Some people love it for the statistics, others for the lush sights and sounds. Brian Lindstrom, a graphic designer and printmaker currently studying at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, loves baseball for the tradition. The stories, legends and athletes that have come and gone throughout the decades have compiled a massive legacy that is ripe for artistic expression. Lindstrom dove into this legacy as the inspiration for a series of 18 screenprinted posters, titling the series "Bases Loaded". Lindstrom deftly combines carefully hand drawn typography and iconography with some of the greatest moments in the history of ... Continue reading →
Hesjedal’s consistency causing panic among Giro ‘big’ By Andrew HoodPublished 35 mins ago CORTINA d’AMPEZZO, Italy (VN) – Ryder Hesjedal was cool as a cucumber after riding shoulder-to-shoulder with the Giro d’Italia leaders and defending his second place through Wednesday’s harrowing mountain stage across the spectacular Dolomites. With only two mountain stages remaining, the Canadian’s GC rivals were not so calm. In the shadow of the Passo Giau, Hesjedal calmly spun on the rollers in a post-stage cool-down at the Garmin-Barracuda bus, oblivious or perhaps quietly relishing the growing consternation among the Giro d’Italia “big,” who are now in full panic mode over the increasing danger posed by the Canadian. “It was hard today. I am pleased with how it turned out, except that I ... Continue reading →
by Andrew Beaujon Published May 23, 2012 12:49 pm Updated May 23, 2012 1:13 pm The New York Times | All Things Digital | CBS | Paid Content | The Atlantic CNN’s April numbers were its worst in a decade, The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month. But Tuesday The New York Times reported its ratings for the second week of May were its worst since 1991. As Bill Carter explains: CNN has seen its competitive position erode for several years without instituting significant changes in its overall approach. The network’s management has kept to its course of emphasizing news coverage and not the views of its prime-time personalities. And then there’s this little matter of the Internet. CNN Worldwide President Jim Walton told ... Continue reading →
HBS alumnus and Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, graduated from the Harvard Business School in 1995. Today (May 23), she returned to campus to deliver the Class Day keynote address to graduating students as part of a student-led ceremony traditionally held the day before Harvard University’s Commencement exercises and the HBS diploma ceremony. She appeared with a red button with the initials NGB to honor the death of Harvard MBA Nathan G. Bihlmaier who accidentally drowned over the weekend. Her speech: It’s an honor to be here today to address HBs’s distinguished faculty, proud parents, patient guests, and most important the class of 2012. Today was supposed to be a day of unbridled celebration, and I ... Continue reading →
