Comments on: Local newspapers will rise again says retiring editor

By: mike glover

mike glover — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:43:29 +0000

All the best Doug. You deserve a long happy retirement after such a great innings. Get that caravan on the road! Mike

By: Martin Edmunds

Martin Edmunds — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:11:22 +0000

A great innings, Doug. Very well done – see you in Buckingham’s, if you get time away from the choral society! Enjoy your retirement.

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By: Neil Speight

Neil Speight — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:59:02 +0000

Enjoy your retirement. Well done. Keep your head out of the clouds.
PS: How did you turn Gravesy into Uncle Fester?

By: alltemplatedout

alltemplatedout — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:42:41 +0000

“allowed to maintain enough editorial resource to cover local areas properly”. are you listening JP NewsQuest et al.
I admire Doug’s optimism.
Most hacks I know spend time filling in rigid templates, desperately hacking or padding as needed, and do what were once production jobs, not associated with FINDING news. if it hasn’t come to you yet- it will. The beancounters are here.

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By: Gerry Keighley

Gerry Keighley — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:13:07 +0000

Congratulations on an almost unique achievement these days Doug.
Well done on those wise words.
A pleasure to have known you, even if it was only at conferences.

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By: Boring Old Sub

Boring Old Sub — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:46:57 +0000

“So long as strong editorial teams are maintained” – not much chance of that in the present climate.

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By: Danny Lockwood

Danny Lockwood — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:45:08 +0000

Top man, top editor. Good on yer Doug.

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By: Watcher

Watcher — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:50:30 +0000

The Rotherham Advertiser and Barnsley Chronicle (both independents in South Yorkshire) are holding up well sales-wise.
The same can’t be said for the titles in the area owned by JP.

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By: John Stone

John Stone — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:37:42 +0000

We need more editors who wear braces and employ staff to make him look attractive.
Great stuff Doug!

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By: Suedehead

Suedehead — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:28:28 +0000

At last! A man who speaks sense. Good work, Doug.

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By: John Furbisher

John Furbisher — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:13:47 +0000

All the best, Doug. A great innings.

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By: Curious

Curious — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:00:45 +0000

Hats off to Doug for fighting the editorial corner and saving his staff from the blight of redundancy.
It’s a pleasure – and a shock – to read about someone who isn’t being given the push. A genuine retirement!
Proudly walking out of the door with Newspaper of the Year crown in his back pocket is icing on the cake.
Also, three cheers for the Garnett Dickinson Group.

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By: Fencehopper

Fencehopper — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:06:56 +0000

Newspapers can rise again – but not by sticking their heads in the sand and pointing their fingers of blame at the nasty boys from the internet over the road.

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