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'As the ProJo Turns' and more
An archive of Ian Donnis's media coverage


February 28, 2003 West Warwick fire overshadows the Guild's 30th Follies

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January 23, 2003 Cianci's secret plan to buy the Journal revealed

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December 13, 2002 Investigative team back to full strength

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December 13, 2002 In whose interest?: Political coverage on television is diminishing, and revenue from political advertising is soaring. Critics say free air time for candidates could help solve the problem

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November 29, 2002 Management appeals NLRB decision

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November 1, 2002 Guild and management back at the negotiating table

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October 18, 2002 Feeling inhibited: Providence Journal publisher Howard G. Sutton's spiking of an op-ed piece about the current state of journalism reflects a growing level of timidity
Plus: Ethics week (Former Journal executive editor Charles McCorkle Hauser's op-ed)
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October 11, 2002 Guild seeks new talks with management

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September 20, 2002 NLRB judge rules in Guild's favor

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September 13, 2002 A mixed message on the Harwood-Collins case

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July 12, 2002 Marketing comes into the fore at projo.com

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June 21, 2002 Journal gets the goods in rampage story

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June 14, 2002 Rampage makes for a difficult self-examination at the Journal

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May 24, 2002 Covering the Cianci case

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May 10, 2002 The persistence of memory: The death of Brian Dickinson

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March 29, 2002 Paper faced scant competition for NENA recognition

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March 22, 2002 Guild takes issue with NENA's plaudits for paper

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March 8, 2002 Sinking feeling: After two years of intensifying internal conflict, many of the fears about Belo's downsizing of the Providence Journal are coming to fruition

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March 1, 2002 Divide remains wide with start of NLRB hearing

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February 22, 2002 NLRB showdown looms after the laughs

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January 18, 2002 Newport closure triggers reporter's departure

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January 11, 2002 Newport bureau bites the dust

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December 14, 2001 Buyouts cut deep on Fountain Street

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November 30, 2001 An outspoken staffer leaves Fountain Street

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October 26, 2001 Guild defers boycott vote until after buyout

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October 12, 2001 Bad to worse on Fountain Street

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September 7, 2001 Bylines set to diminish on Fountain Street

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August 17, 2001 Wishful thinking: Persistent rumors that the New York Times Company will buy the Providence Journal speak mostly to poisoned morale -- and concerns that the newspaper's tradition is coming undone

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August 2, 2001 ProJo editors cave on reporter after subject complains

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July 20, 2001 Times scribe rebuts Belo chairman on ProJo "exodus"

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June 1, 2001 Strategic partners: The Providence Journal is a natural resource for WRNI-AM. But the very things that make it an appealing alliance --money and influence -- carry their own risks

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February 9, 2001 Belo lays an egg

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November 24, 2000 Disappearing ink: The Providence Journal's coverage of stories in which the paper had a stake used to be inconsistent. But since it was bought by Belo, the commitment to self-scrutiny has withered

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Ian Donnis can be reached at idonnis[a]phx.com.