AJC Moves Blog
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Well .. at least they don't plan to call it the Metro Atlanta Journal & Constitution., or some such name! That was my first reaction today after seeing that the Atlanta Journal & Constitution is saying good riddance to its ...
Colleagues Pay Tribute to Cronkite
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Walter Cronkite's funeral was today. I've been really fascinated and moved as I've learned more about his life and amazing accomplishments. The service today -- and all who spoke about him -- was a testament to the inspiration he has ...
AJC Names New Publisher
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Today, executives of Cox Media Group announced the promotion of Michael Joseph to publisher of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Joseph has been with the AJC since April as president and general manager, and previously was president and CEO of Cox Ohio Publishing ...
R.I.P. Atlanta writer Paul Hemphill
Monday, July 13th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Atlanta author Paul Hemphill, a celebrated columnist for the Atlanta Journal and the author of a popular biography of Hank Williams, died today at the age of 73, from cancer that had spread from his mouth to his lungs. According ...
CNNRadio Reporter Ed McCarthy Dies
Friday, July 10th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Longtime CNNRadio correspondent Ed McCarthy died yesterday after battling cancer. Before joining CNNRadio in 1986 as a news and business anchor, McCarthy was news director and co-host of a morning show at a Fort Pierce, Fla., radio station. He also was ...
Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge OF Free Speech
Monday, June 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Skokie, Illinois in the mid-to-late 1970s was a northwest Chicago suburb where nothing much ever seemed to happen. It was fairly typical in most regards with small frame homes in neat little rows on well kept streets. Good jobs, good ...
Michael Jackson…is there too much coverage?
Friday, June 26th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »The shocking and untimely passing of "king of pop" Michael Jackson yesterday has captured the world's attention. But should the media be playing so much into it? The news has knocked Iran, healthcare, S.C. Gov. Sanford and even the death ...
Four Pulitzer Prize Winners Speak to The Atlanta Press Club
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »A robust discussion about journalists using pen and ink to document the American civil rights experience highlighted an Atlanta Press Club luncheon on Tuesday July 23 when four Atlanta based Pulitzer Prize recipients addressed seventy-five luncheon guests at The Commerce ...
Press Conference with GE Vice Chairman, John Rice
Friday, June 19th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Memo to the White House: The United States does not need a national health care system. That make-no-mistake-about-it message from John Rice, General Electric vice chairman, highlighted his Atlanta Press Club news conference on Friday, June 19, at The Commerce ...
Atlanta Press Club Awards Journalists of the Year
Thursday, June 11th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Carrie Teegardin, Atlanta Journal-Constition reporter who was nominated by a source, was named the overall Journalist of the Year during the Press Club's award ceremony this evening at The Commerce Club. Teegardin also won in the "large print" category. Winners in ...