Monday, December 31, 2007

Hot Off the Press: Statesman Journal

This is today's Statesman Journal in Salem, Ore.; click on the image for a bigger view. Newspapers have published lists of the year's top 10 news stories virtually since Johannes Gutenberg invented movable type printing -- and I saw plenty when I scanned Gannett front pages this morning. I'm surprised Statesman Journal editors didn't include in print a link to an online poll asking readers for their top news picks of 2007. (Of course, the paper may have done that earlier. But then why not reflect that somewhere today?) In any case, the Journal went with The Associated Press's list, which ranked as No. 1 the Virginia Tech massacre in April that left 32 people dead.

And speaking of Virginia Tech: When I searched the Journal's website for stories related to that campus tragedy, the paper served up some tasteless text advertisements (see screen shot, below). First off, the ad is misleading; these are Tiffany-style lamps -- not originals. And why stop with lamps? Why not serve up some funeral home ads, too?

Statesman Journal staffers: I'm always looking for correspondents. Use this link to e-mail your contact information. See Tipsters Anonymous Policy in the sidebar, upper right. Or leave a note in the comments section, below.

The Journal at a glance:
  • Publisher: Brian Priester
  • Executive Editor: Bill Church
  • Founded: 1851
  • Joined Gannett: 1974
  • Employees: 415

[Image: Newseum]

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