The AP is reporting that Philadelphia Newspapers LLC CEO Brian Tierney and two other executives will give up their raises from 2008. Seems like the honorable thing to do.
As I noted in an update to my post Philly Daily News sings the bankruptcy blues, Forbes.com reported that Tierney’s salary increased nearly 40 percent as his company neared bankruptcy.
Thanks to Romenesko for the link to the AP’s story.
UPDATE after the jump:
Add the Philadelphia Daily News and the Philadelphia Inquirer to the list of newspapers whose owners have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Alan Mutter, at Reflections of a Newsosaur, says shutting down the Daily News tabloid would allow owners Philadelphia Newspaper LLC to achieve “across the board savings”:
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Tagged bankruptcy protection, Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer
OK, if you read my previous Virtualjournalist post, you know the top newspapers sites in terms of traffic. Now let’s look at the top 10 newspaper websites in terms of design, as ranked by The Bivings Group.
The New York Times, which ranks number one in terms of traffic, also gets the nod for best design, which Bivings calls “classic.” The other carry-overs from the visitors list include The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and USA Today.
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Tagged Arizona Republic, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Columbus Dispatch, Florida Times-Union, New York Times, Nieman Journalism Lab, Philadelphia Inquirer, St. Paul Pioneer Press, top newspaper websites, USA Today, usability, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, web design
