Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Times-Picayune evacuates
Y'all, this gives me chills and make my redneck eyes well up.
Newspaper reporters and editors are the Marines of journalism. We all do what we do for one reason: to get the paper out, NO MATTER WHAT.
Today's New Orlean's Times-Picayune newspaper was published on-line only -- a modern marvel. A former boss of mine is an editor there.
The following, posted on the Times-Picayune's Web site just now, tells me, personally, more about how bad it is than anything.
--ER
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
T-P EVACUATING
Tuesday, 9:40 a.m.
The Times-Picayune is evacuating it's New Orleans building.
Water continues to rise around our building, as it is throughout the region. We want to evaucate our employees and families while we are still able to safely leave our building.
Our plan is to head across the Mississippi River on the Pontchartrain Expressway to the west bank of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish. From there, we'll try to head to Houma.
Our plan, obviously, is to resume providing news to our readers ASAP. Please refer back to this site for continuing information as soon as we are able to provide it.
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Newspaper reporters and editors are the Marines of journalism. We all do what we do for one reason: to get the paper out, NO MATTER WHAT.
Today's New Orlean's Times-Picayune newspaper was published on-line only -- a modern marvel. A former boss of mine is an editor there.
The following, posted on the Times-Picayune's Web site just now, tells me, personally, more about how bad it is than anything.
--ER
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
T-P EVACUATING
Tuesday, 9:40 a.m.
The Times-Picayune is evacuating it's New Orleans building.
Water continues to rise around our building, as it is throughout the region. We want to evaucate our employees and families while we are still able to safely leave our building.
Our plan is to head across the Mississippi River on the Pontchartrain Expressway to the west bank of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish. From there, we'll try to head to Houma.
Our plan, obviously, is to resume providing news to our readers ASAP. Please refer back to this site for continuing information as soon as we are able to provide it.
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I was thinking about CC and the situation they must be facing there, and figured they would have to go to online publishing only unless they had a publishing agreement with a newspaper on higher ground. I suspect we'll be reading about a Joint Operating Agreement being formed to help them get back in business in print. It will be an ... interesting ... time for our comrades. I hope once the staff can regroup that the fraternal care package goes from our folks to theirs as has become tradition.
1 a.m. Tuesday....
Power and Internet access have just been partially restored to The Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss.) building, although it’s uncertain whether that will remain the case. Water is in short supply, and the plumbing is not functioning.
About a dozen employees are at the building. Of those, three know their homes were destroyed and three others have learned that their neighborhoods were severely damaged. Little is known about most of our other colleagues there.
Damage in Biloxi and Gulfport is widespread and severe. Dozens of deaths have been reported.
Check the news stories on www.sunherald.com.
Knight Ridder Chairman and CEO Tony Ridder, Senior Vice President Art Brisbane and VP/Human Resources Larry Olmstead planned to fly to Biloxi Tuesday. VP/Production and Facilities Larry Marbert is already en route. Knight Ridder retiree Bill Wilson, who has helped direct disaster recovery for Knight Ridder several times in the past, planned to arrive Tuesday as well.
Knight Ridder Asst. VP/News Bryan Monroe arrived at The Sun Herald this evening with journalists from several KR newspapers. More reinforcements will be mobilized in coming hours and days.
The newspaper printed 20,000 copies Monday night at the Columbus (Ga.) Ledger Enquirer, where several Sun Herald editors and designers are working (sent in advance of the hurricane's landfall). The newspapers will be flown or trucked into Biloxi for distribution.
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Power and Internet access have just been partially restored to The Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss.) building, although it’s uncertain whether that will remain the case. Water is in short supply, and the plumbing is not functioning.
About a dozen employees are at the building. Of those, three know their homes were destroyed and three others have learned that their neighborhoods were severely damaged. Little is known about most of our other colleagues there.
Damage in Biloxi and Gulfport is widespread and severe. Dozens of deaths have been reported.
Check the news stories on www.sunherald.com.
Knight Ridder Chairman and CEO Tony Ridder, Senior Vice President Art Brisbane and VP/Human Resources Larry Olmstead planned to fly to Biloxi Tuesday. VP/Production and Facilities Larry Marbert is already en route. Knight Ridder retiree Bill Wilson, who has helped direct disaster recovery for Knight Ridder several times in the past, planned to arrive Tuesday as well.
Knight Ridder Asst. VP/News Bryan Monroe arrived at The Sun Herald this evening with journalists from several KR newspapers. More reinforcements will be mobilized in coming hours and days.
The newspaper printed 20,000 copies Monday night at the Columbus (Ga.) Ledger Enquirer, where several Sun Herald editors and designers are working (sent in advance of the hurricane's landfall). The newspapers will be flown or trucked into Biloxi for distribution.
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