One journalist not going quietly …

Katie — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:05:56 +0000

The Chicago Tribune continues to cut its editorial staff. Meanwhile, industry veterans are having to rethink their entire careers.

A friend and mentor of mine, Lou Carlozo, was laid off from The Chicago Tribune last week. Ironically, his blog was entitled “The Recession Diaries,” for which Lou was asked to document how the economic slump impacted he and his family. His last blog post, an eloquent goodbye (with no agenda, it seems to me), was removed by the Trib.

So far, Lou’s been able to handle his job loss with a sense of humor — although I do feel sorry for the circulation guy he tangled with when Lou tried to cancel his Trib subscription.

Lou has written me many a letter of recommendation, which makes me forever indebted to him, but since his general demeanor is one of warmth, goofiness and general joie de vivre, my desire to support him comes before all that. Give his stuff a read. I’m sure you’ll find that same likability.

In light of recent budget cuts/newspaper closings …

Katie — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:04:27 +0000

just another journoblog » Chicago Tribune

One journalist not going quietly …

In light of recent budget cuts/newspaper closings …

“Journalists can shake the world by its lapels and ask ‘how can you be so cruel, so unfair and unjust?’”

~ Photojournalist Ruth Gruber

The weird thing is that no one will notice this until we’re too small in number to be very effective.