Thomas. Hailey. Joey. Ray. Oh, and of course Michael. Members of the latest hot new Swedish pop band? Nope. Rather, they’re the featured players of Spirits , a drama series that opts to go with the clairvoyant (ghost? Anne Rice?) niche of New Orleans’ many subcultures. Spirits debuted on January...

And now, putting shivers into executives and managers everywhere, the words, "let's do a reassessment." It's as predictable as Claude Rains' Captain Renault in Casablanca. Instead of rounding up the usual suspects , thought, new Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz will be rounding up the usual assessments. You kn...

It's time for second-quarter newspaper earnings reports, with Gannett leading off Wednesday, with the long tale of woe to follow. Given the many newspaper staff cutbacks, which I thought might include the investor relations people, I've put together a few boilerplate remarks that I hope are helpful....

The news is out: Newspaper companies can no longer afford reporters and editors. Today's L.A. Times announcement is the latest to catch a news cycle of public attention. As well it should. A 17% cut -- 150 newsroom jobs -- is an unnatural disaster. It's the kind of news that shocks, if briefly. Beca...