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Entries Tagged as 'Atlanta Journal-Constitution'

Cox Announces New Publisher in Atlanta

July 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

ATLANTA (July 23, 2009) – Cox Media Group announced today that Michael Joseph is being promoted to publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), effective immediately. Joseph currently serves as the AJC’s general manager and president. He will continue reporting to Doug Franklin who will continue his role at Cox Media Group as executive vice president.
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Shocking: Judge Parker is Back, AJC has a Comics Editor

February 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment

In reading a Washington Post commentary, Are Too Many Newspaper Comic Polls a Sham?, I was shocked by two points:

Judge Parker is being returned to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The AJC has a Comics Editor.

Judge Parker? Really? You’re not exactly picking up new readers with that stinker.
With the Atlanta Journal-Constitution cutting more than 50 full-time employees, 100 [...]

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Atlanta’s (AJC) Buyouts-Layoffs

July 27th, 2008 · No Comments

The buyout at the AJC is offered to 290 full-time employees (of 408) in the newsroom. They want to bring the 408 down to 350. The deal is available to almost everyone who has 5 years with Cox (including service at other newspapers); they rounded some people up with 4+ years to make them eligible [...]

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