Mike Janssen
Comings and Goings: Yahoo, NYT, Salt Lake Tribune
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A few moves here and there to note, including the debut of Ben Zimmer as the “On Language” columnist for The New York Times magazine, replacing William Safire. Zimmer appeared [...]
Jobs Measure Enacted But May Have Little Effect, Critics Say
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President Barack Obama has signed into law the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act. The $18 billion bill is intended to encourage job creation by offering employers tax credits [...]
Gannett Execs Paid Handsomely; Contract Vote Set In St. Louis
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Gannett Blog reviews some details about salaries of the media company’s top execs, culled from a regulatory filing. Craig Dubow, CEO and chairman, was paid $4.7 million last year, which [...]
January Unemployment: 10.6 Percent
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January’s national employment rate was 10.6 percent, according to figures released today by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Other facts included in the release: Fifteen of the [...]
Roles Change On NYT’s Politics Desk; Gordon Back To BET
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Those changes on The New York Times’s national desk have prompted some shuffling in the politics department, reports Politico. Jeff Zeleny will become a daily reporter; Matt Bai will leave [...]
Unemployment Claims Remain Roughly Steady, Says DOL
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There was again little movement in the number of initial unemployment insurance claims filed weekly, according to data released today by the Department of Labor. Claims dropped to 457,000 the [...]
Capital Business Will Employ About A Dozen, Editor Says
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Earlier this week The Washington Post announced plans to start a new weekly business publication, Capital Business. Editor Dan Beyers gives Talking Biz News some details about the focus and [...]
Seven In 10 Workers Say Jobs Are “Ideal”
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In his latest “Ask the Recruiter” column, Poynter’s Joe Grimm takes a look at a Gallup study of job satisfaction among Americans. Seven of ten respondents told Gallup their jobs [...]
Job-Holders Hold Tight; Job-Seekers Get TV Show
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A new study by HR consulting firm Towers Watson finds predictably grim attitudes among workers riding out the recession, with many reporting that they are staying in jobs they dislike [...]
Workplace Tardiness Blamed On Traffic, Clown Duties
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This CareerBuilder survey doesn’t tell us exactly why, but more employees are getting to work on time these days. Sixteen percent surveyed said they’re late to work at least once [...]