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TGIF: 12 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics + Media

Ian Donnis — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:40:22 +0000

Happy Friday and welcome back. Your tips and thoughts are always appreciated in my inbox at idonnis (at) ripr (dot) org. Let's dive in.

Changing of the Guard: ProJo Executive Editor Heslin retiring

Ian Donnis — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:17:01 +0000

Tom Heslin, who oversaw the Providence Journal's Pulitzer-prize winning probe of the state court system in the 1990s, is retiring later this month as executive editor, the paper reports. The move comes after a long and distinguished career encompassing the Journal's glory days.

Heslin, 62, had been on an extended leave of absence for health reasons.

Execs with ProJo parent prospering despite shaky media landscape

Ian Donnis — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:51:52 +0000

Ernest Hemingway's storied retort to F. Scott Fitzgerald about why the rich are different -- because they have more money -- comes to mind in surveying some news involving the Providence Journal.

As Ted Nesi notes, executives with ProJo parent A.H. Belo are hardly suffering amid the ongoing certainty facing the newspaper industry:

Providence Phoenix says it is alive and well

Elisabeth Harrison — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:59:47 +0000

Last week news broke that the weekly alternative paper, the Boston Phoenix, was stopping the presses after 47 years of publication. The news caught most media watchers off guard and has left some in Rhode Island wondering about the future of the Providence Phoenix. Here with insight into what happened in Boston and what’s ahead for Providence is the associate publisher of the Providence Phoenix Steve Brown.

TGIF: 10 Things to Know About RI Politics + Media

Ian Donnis — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:51:45 +0000

Welcome back to my weekly column, and a happy St. Patrick's Day weekend to all. Stay safe out there and don't let the green beer get you. As always, your thoughts and tips are welcome at idonnis (at) ripr (dot) org. Let's get to it.

1. Most General Assembly votes unfold with all the spontaneity of a Moscow show trial.

Boston Phoenix Newspaper Closes

Flo Jonic — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:23:28 +0000

It’s the end of an era for a popular Boston weekly newspaper. The Boston Phoenix will publish its last edition March 15th. The last online edition will come a week later. The company’s newspapers in Providence and Portland, Maine will continue publishing.

Boston Phoenix closing; Providence Phoenix to continue

Ian Donnis — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:13:41 +0000

In a sad day for anyone who cares about the news, one of the great alternative news weeklies -- The Boston Phoenix -- is closing, ending a long run of delivering penetrating political coverage and superb reporting on arts and entertainment. Sister papers in Providence and Portland, Maine, will continue.

Phoenix editor Peter Kadzis offered this statement:

TGIF: 12 Things to Know About RI Politics + Media

Ian Donnis — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:21:14 +0000

Welcome back to my weekly column. As always, your tips and thoughts are welcome at idonnis (at) ripr (dot) org. Let's get to the list.

Langevin slams Ted Nugent for "bizarre diatribe"

Ian Donnis — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:00:28 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIj1RlXPJIc

Congressman Jim Langevin is responding to criticism from rocker Ted "Cat Scratch Fever" Nugent, an ardent gun advocate, lambasting what MSNBC dubbed the rocker's "bizarre diatribe" following President Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday.

Via news release:

Connie Grosch is David Cicilline's new press secretary

Ian Donnis — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:59:00 +0000

Connie Grosch, the highly respected photojournalist who was laid off in November as part of broader cost-cutting at the Providence Journal, has been hired as the press secretary for Congressman David Cicilline.

"I couldn't be more thrilled," says Grosch, who is slated to start in the new role on January 22.