Oregon Media Insiders

Jeers to The Oregonian for shrinking the Sunday Comics. I defy anyone to read Doonesbury today without squinting.

Promoted from the comments and edited/linked for fair use--L

Over at the Columbian, "Change is in the air" according to a Saturday column from editor Lou Brancaccio:

Surviving today means quickly figuring out what’s at play and moving to … change.

The Columbian is no exception.

We are in an absolutely miserable economy, the likes of which I cannot remember. ...

Faced with this challenge, The Columbian will be changing. Here are some of the changes:

– There will be fewer staffers. The Palm Beach Post in Florida (a larger newspaper than The Columbian) just announced it was trimming 300 jobs, 130 of them in the newsroom.

— Our daily two pages of Opinion will go down to one.

— The newspaper, in general, will have fewer pages.

— The Tuesday Food section will become part of the Life section.

— The Wednesday Neighbors section will become part of the Life section.

— The Thursday Inspirations section (Homes & Gardens) will become part of the Life section.

No question these changes are being done to better put our expenses in line with our revenues.

We’re like every other person out there: trying to not spend more than we’re bringing in.