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Well, I guess you can't accuse them of sucking up to the new boss.
N&R front-pages acquisition news, misspelling Buffett's name.
Some sound advice from JR.
There are things GSO and W-S papers could collaborate on, and things that demand more local coverage. I hope the far-away owners pay attention to the locals when making those distinctions.
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No misspelling. A buffet media group is one with numerous and varied offerings. Take your pick!
(The e-Edition has the correct spelling, though for all I know it started off incorrect and was corrected this morning.)
Posted by: Andrew Brod | Feb 01, 2013 at 11:33 AM
Once again, it would behoove me to read your permalink before trying to write something clever.
Posted by: Andrew Brod | Feb 01, 2013 at 11:34 AM
There is a lot of overlap in the N&O and Charlotte O which serve cites that are further apart in many ways than GSO and W-S. It's hard to see an end to the erosion of local color on the way to whatever these "papers" are becoming.
Posted by: Patrick | Feb 01, 2013 at 12:43 PM
"My instinct is there will be ways for the two newspapers and their managers to work together to figure out where the efficiencies are."
= layoffs for overlapping positions between the two local papers.
Posted by: Hartzman | Feb 01, 2013 at 01:29 PM
They are cutting back on "T"'s. One suffices in most cases.
Posted by: Don Moore | Feb 01, 2013 at 01:40 PM
The redundant Mo Green headline could have used a little of the "Buffet" economy.
Posted by: Fran | Feb 02, 2013 at 10:23 AM
No need to suck up to the new owners. Allen Johnson has two, count 'em, TWO puff pieces in this mornings N&F. First, Allen sucks up (again) to Robbie Perkins and the power structure in downtown Greensboro, throwing his full support behind new proposal to make every building in Center City brand-spanking new and squeaky clean (forget what it will cost in this lovely economy). Then Allen, obviously channeling Woodward and Bernstein, lobs more softballs than a pre-school girl's tournament at Roy Carroll.
Thanks for looking out for us, Allen. Glad to know you can be counted on for giving Robbie Baby and Roy a nice big wet kiss on behalf of your readers.
Posted by: John | Feb 03, 2013 at 10:17 AM
I'm still waiting for Allen to acknowledge what the black book controversy was really all about, as he said we must, eventually.
I spent a long portion of my life here in Greensboro. There were some people whom I looked up to for a long time by virtue of their positions. Then I realized, positions don't matter, your credibility is what matters and I stopped looking up to those people and now find myself looking up to people who, for some reason here in Greensboro, are without acclaim or position.
Posted by: Roch | Feb 03, 2013 at 12:58 PM