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N&R: One of the best (liberal) papers in the country
In today’s letter to the editor High Point resident Joe Copeland gives props to the Greensboro News & Record, calling it “one of the best papers in the country. Here’s…
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Throwing Grits Gauger under the bus
In an open letter to Berkshire Hathaway owner Warren Buffet, former Greensboro News & Record editor John Robinson says: The editor-publisher of the paper, Jeff Gauger, resigned yesterday. This gives…
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Who reads reviews anyway?
Former editor John Robinson on the N&R’s pay for play deal with ArtsGreensboro: I’m sure that arts organizations and patrons want more coverage. I don’t doubt that the readers of…
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Slimmed-down N&R
I took note of N&R publisher Robin Saul’s heads up that our local paper of record would be shrinking. I kinda forgot about it until I picked my paper up…
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‘New day in G’boro law enforcement’
I noticed that both N&R editor John Robinson editorial writer Doug Clark bestowed praise upon the Greensboro Police Department under the leadership of new chief Ken Miller, with Clark pronouncing…
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Doctorate in advocacy journalism
On a not-unrelated note to the A.J. Blake situation, N&R editor John Robinson says that reporter Lorraine Ahearn has won a fellowship to pursue a Ph.D in journalism at UNC…
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Terrorist tries to blow up plane –N&R, A7
N&R editor John Robinson explains the decision —-made by national editor Janet Reddick —– to run Farouk Abdulmutallab’s attempted terrorist strike on A7 of the Dec. 26 edition. Honestly, I…
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Easley shore can spin a yarn
N&R editor John Robinson noted yesterday that Mark Binker is in analysis mode when covering the Easley hearings. Binker did a pretty good job, taking special note of the former…
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N&R cans reporter for plagarism
N&R editor John Robinson says reporter Robert Bell was terminated for using “phrasing and sentences from stories in other newspapers in numerous cases.” Robinson does not point to particular stories…
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‘Damned right’ Dell has to answer
Former N.C. Supreme Court Justice Robert Orr is actually talking about AIG, but he makes it clear the same principle applies to Dell, which has just laid off anywhere from…
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Antics revealed, indeed
I’m not sure if I can find a precious hour of my ever-shortening life to listen to the recorded closed session where the Greensboro City Council decides to dump City…
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More N&R departures
Interesting that right after veteran N&R reporter Lex Alexander completes editor John Robinson’s New Year’s Challenge, he accepts the Landmark Challenge: get out while the gettin’s good. Someone’s walking out…