Saturday, December 31, 2005

Rich Mates "retires" from Scranton Times

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Terry Bonifanti gives Times reporter Rich Mates a stupid sendoff, one not benefitting such a talented and well-respected reporter. She deser...
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Local TV sports guys go to Orange Bowl

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Meanwhile, the news budgets shivel and die.... "Jim Coles, Jason Knapp and Sid Michaels will celebrate the new year in a warm, sunny cl...
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Thursday, December 29, 2005

Judge-elect Munley: being a WYOU talking head got me elected

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Out of the judge's mouth: “That was a big reason why I think I got such a big vote for judge,” Thomas Munley said. “I had the identity....
Thursday, December 22, 2005

Ch-ch-changes at WNEP

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Lou Abitabilo gets a promotion. Read on: http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=NYT&script=411&layout=-6&item_id...
Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Sexy as defined by WNEP's Julie Sidoni

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Hey - she's the one who agreed to the interview. http://www.timesleader.com/mld/weekender/entertainment/13466370.htm Some like it hot, s...
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Times goes "big time" when reporter appears as MSNBC talking head

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Is it really newsworthy, in 2005, when someone is interviewed on TV? And what kind of "family friend" goes on national television ...
Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Not a minute too soon, the Electric City's Wendy Butler leaves the building

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Electric City is awful, and Wendy Butler is a moron. There can be no debate of those two facts for anyone who has ever climbed beyond the mo...
Friday, November 18, 2005

Man bites dog: Scranton Times editors answer questions

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How exactly is this newsworthy? Larry Beaupre, John Murphy, Chris O'Hora, Faith Golay, Ed Christine, Ed Pikulski, Mike Mullen, Chad Sebr...
Thursday, November 10, 2005

Read the circle-jerk Electric City best-of column from Wendy Butler

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Another year, another round of "best of" ads bought with half-page display ads.
Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Scranton Times fights Casey/billboard flap

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The most insightful part of the story comes at the end, where we read the nuts and bolts of the "marketing campaign" for the closu...
Sunday, October 02, 2005

Bias! In the Scranton Times? Never!

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Never, ever, editor Larry Beaupre reports. Read on, or click above for the whole story: Bias is a sensitive issue, particularly in a town wi...
Monday, September 19, 2005

Scranton Times source fired over grand jury leak

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The state investigator for the AG's office apparently served as a post-publication second source (?!) for a 2004 grand jury story that e...
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Friday, September 09, 2005

Scranton Times holds Hurricane Katrina telethon

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They raised quite a lot of money, Lauren Roth and Lisa Schencker report.
Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Santorum continues battling Scranton Times over Casey billboard flap

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Rick Santorum says the billboard campaign amounts to an illegal campaign contribution to Robert Casey. Publisher Geroge Lynett and editor La...
Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Philadelphia Inquirer weighs in on Scranton Times-Casey flap

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Again, here's the real question: Why is Larry Beaupre, the editor, making prototypes for the marketing department? Sounds like something...
Saturday, August 20, 2005

Chris Kelly gives his bosses head with fawning column

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Chris Kelly of the Scranton Times manages to take shots at the Times Leader, fawningly flatter his editors and sound like a baby all at the ...
Friday, August 19, 2005

Republicans file complaint in Scranton Times-Casey billboard flap (Times version)

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The debacle is the work of "too many people with too little to do," publisher George Lynett says. Like editors? Boom!

Republicans file complaint in Scranton Times-Casey flap

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Times editor Larry Beaupre won't respond to Times Leader reporter Brett Marcy's queries other than to say: "I will speak to any...
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Thursday, August 18, 2005

The AP's on the Times-Casey billboard flap

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"It's ludicrous," Beaupre said. "They are seeking to make a connection that doesn't exist." Deep breaths. Is som...
Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Flap building over Scranton Times-Robert Casey billboards

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Rick Santorum partisans says it's because the Times, the Lynetts and the Caseys are all in bed together. The Lynetts say it's nothin...