Archive for the ‘Ink By the Byte’ Category

Is the Fayetteville Free Weekly responsible for $15,000 of vandalism on Dickson Street? | Ink By the Byte

This week's cover of the Fayetteville Free Weekly Did you see the Fayetteville Free Weekly‘s cover this week? If not, just look up. The cover depicts a sledgehammer threateningly close to one of the new pay parking meters that went into effect this week on Dickson Street. Sources say Fayetteville’s...

August 20th, 2010 | Banner, Ink By the Byte, Opinion | Read More

Fayetteville Free Weekly founder steps down as editorial head after 16 years | Ink By The Byte

Susan Porter, founder and lead editorial influence on the venerable Fayetteville Free Weekly, is no longer at the helm of the alternative news weekly she founded. After 16 years of guiding the Fayetteville Free Weekly, sources say Susan has moved over to Northwest Arkansas Newspaper’s advertising...

August 10th, 2010 | Banner, Ink By the Byte, Opinion | Read More

NWA newspapers’ president Sherman Frederick is tired of paying your tax share | Ink By the Byte

Sherman Frederick is the publisher of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and president of Stephens Media - basically if you live in Northwest Arkansas, he runs your paper. By Christopher Spencer It must feel good to wake up each morning and know you have the power to Stop The Presses. When the whim hits, your...

April 14th, 2010 | Banner, Ink By the Byte, Opinion | Read More

My interview with Max Brantley of the Arkansas Times | Ink By the Byte

This is probably incredibly self-indulgent, but I’ll take the risk. I interviewed Max Brantley, editor of the Arkansas Times, last week at Iriana’s Pizza in Little Rock. Max was gracious enough to let me pick his brain for more than two hours for tips and tricks about how to be a successful...

March 23rd, 2010 | Banner, Ink By the Byte, Opinion | Read More

Clothes-gate: KNWA helps media partner, Celebrate magazine, do damage control | Ink By the Byte

By Christopher Spencer First off, a note to KNWA reporter Aaron Nolan. When doing damage control for your TV station’s media partner under the auspice of a “news story” be sure you name the magazine correctly. “Hey guys, in the December edition of Celebrity magazine, three Hog...

December 16th, 2009 | Banner, Ink By the Byte, Opinion | Read More

Begin the begin: An open message to displaced journalists | Ink By the Byte

“Some very talented people at each newsroom were asked to stay and continue their contributions to the news, sports, features and photo coverage we provide. Also, some very talented people at each newsroom learned that there wasn’t enough room in a merged company for every employee.” –...

December 2nd, 2009 | Banner, Ink By the Byte, Opinion | Read More

KNWA ‘starts the discussion’ about Bikes, Babes and Bling by reading Monday’s newspaper | Ink By the Byte

By Christopher Spencer Ozarks Unbound I don’t often pick on television news stations publicly (there’s little sport in it), but Tuesday night’s lead story on KNWA by reporter Aaron Nolan about public opposition to Bikes, Babes and Bling was remarkably superficial. It resulted in a...

November 25th, 2009 | Banner, Ink By the Byte, Opinion | Read More

‘Maybe a lapse of judgment’: Arkansas Week’s Steve Barnes on omission of NWA newspaper merger | Ink By the Byte

[Disclosure: I'm a previous employee of The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. I was laid off from The Morning News in April 2009] By Christopher Spencer Ozarks Unbound Arkansas Week’s Steve Barnes said today that it wasn’t a conscious decision that the...

November 9th, 2009 | Banner, Ink By the Byte, Opinion | Read More

Journalists are too naive to news business pressures, say panelists at UA forum | Ink By the Byte

Gordon Witkin, managing editor at the Center for Public Integrity, speaks Thursday at "The Fog of New Media" discussion. The discussion was hosted by the University of Arkansas' journalism department. [Disclosure: I originally conceived of this as a straight news story, but soon realized...

November 7th, 2009 | Banner, Ink By the Byte, Opinion | Read More

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss: NWA newspaper merger shakes only at the bottom | Ink By the Byte

By Christopher Spencer Ozarks Unbound (Disclosure: I’ve worked for both the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas. I was laid off from The Morning News in April 2009 along with others.). “Jeff Jeffus will continue … Rusty Turner will continue …...

November 1st, 2009 | Banner, Ink By the Byte, Opinion | Read More