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Houston Chronicle Editor Jeff Cohen Steps Down

In an emailed message to the staff at the Houston Chronicle, and also announced online, Editor Jeff Cohen has announced he is stepping down as editor. Cohen wrote that after 10 years at the head of the daily, he will become Executive Vice President and> Executive Editor, in charge of the publicati ... More >>

The Stripper Reporter

Society writer's other job

Most Well-Read Cities: Houston, You're Probably Not Reading This

Houston asks: What are these odd things?​The newest edition of an annual ranking of the nation's most well-read city has found (once again) Houston is not really big on the whole reading thing. Of the 75 cities ranked, we come in 60th and we're fading: in 2005 we were 53rd. Central Connectic ... More >>

Top Ten Sports Moments: Four Personal Stories

Different kinds of heartbreak​We've identified the absolute, unarguable Top 10 Sports Moments (and five worst) in Houston history. Everyone has at least some personal stories connected to events on the list. I have four.1. UH-LouisvilleI was the quintessential cub reporter, having lucked into a j ... More >>

Stop the Presses

What's next? Holographic newspapers?

The Chronicle Continues Its Descent Into Porn Hell

Photo by Chanel JoyYou know, we really, really want to keep ignoring the incredibly silly "MILF" sex column the Houston Chronicle puts out on its oh-so-hip 29-95 website, but it just keeps getting more and more ridiculous.Here's the state of American journalism, 2009: the daily newspaper in a ... More >>

The Right Distance

Web exclusive!

Layoffs at the Houston Chronicle

The Black-and-White Blues

Some Thoughts On The Chronicle Cuts: So Long, Suburbs

(Note: For a while, this item was posted with the wrong byline -- it's by Steve Olafson, not Richard Connelly, and always has been. Thanks, and sorry.)The layoffs at the Houston Chronicle cut much deeper into the editorial side of the newspaper than the announced company-wide 12 percent reduction ... More >>

At The Chron: Where You Going With Those Boxes, Boy?

Photo by laffy4kIt's been an excruciating five-week wait for employees of Houston's only daily newspaper who are scheduled to learn today and tomorrow if they still have jobs. As one nervous reporter described it on Twitter a few days ago, "Out working on plans B-through-F. Anything to take mind ... More >>

Chron Cuts: The Jeff Cohen Memo, More Names

Here's Houston Chronicle editor Jeff Cohen's memo to the staff about Black Tuesday:TO: StaffFROM: Jeff CohenRE: Newsroom ReductionThe Chronicle employment cutback that Jack Sweeney has communicated to us began this morning ... More >>

Chronicle Employees: Part Of "An Absolute Ton Of Fat"

Photo courtesy wikipedia commonsHearst, the privately held company that owns the Houston Chronicle and is busy killing respected dailies in San Francisco and Seattle, has good news for its newspaper employees.They are part of "an absolute ton of fat" that has been built up over the years.That's the ... More >>

Don't Make Me Beg

The rumor mill has it that AOL Sports is about to start hiring beat reporters to cover the various sports in the professional leagues. This is supposed to be like what Yahoo! and CBS Sportsline have done - those of you who have read those sites know how those work. It's just like with the newspap ... More >>

Don't Make Me Beg

The rumor mill has it that AOL Sports is about to start hiring beat reporters to cover the various sports in the professional leagues. This is supposed to be like what Yahoo! and CBS Sportsline have done - those of you who have read those sites know how those work. It's just like with the newspap ... More >>

Good Lord, The Chronicle's Owner Is On A Paper-Killing Rampage

Photo by shashiBellamkondaHere's some shocking news, if you're a journalist -- the Hearst Corporation, owners of the Houston Chronicle, are threatening to shut down the San Francisco Chronicle.Sure, it sounds like posing in relation to upcoming union negotiations, but who knows these days? The priva ... More >>

"100 Days Of Change" Coming To The Houston Chronicle

Hearst is the privately owned company that owns a ton of magazines, TV stations and newspapers, including our very own Houston Chronicle.The longtime head of Hearst's newspaper division recently retired; the guy who replaced him has sent out a long memo to employees full of doom and gloom and re-inv ... More >>

Raymond Benson and Alan J. Porter

Web exclusive!

The Houston/San Antonio Chronicle-Express Takes Another Step Forward

Hey, copy editors and page designers at the San Antonio Express!!Like your jobs? Then you better hope you like Houston.A memo to staff from Express editor Robert Rivard offers more details on the coming consolidation of operations between the Express and the Houston Chronicle, both Hearst newspapers ... More >>

Chronicle, San Antonio Paper May Share "Generic" Features

Get Lit: Houston History, Now in Handy Book Form!

Solidarity, Baby

Big Surprise: Conservative Columnists Dominate Texas Newspapers

Jerry Payne, attorney and ex-strip club owner, vs. the IRS and the Houston Chronicle

The Long Shot

CRACKED UP

Gary Webb's reporting on CIA ties to cocaine destroyed his life, too

Awards Time

Press staffer wins first place in regional contest

The Press: 15 Rounds and Counting

A decade and a half of devilish deeds and die-hard journalism

Ready for a Rumbo?

News wars return as two Spanish papers go mano a mano

Best New Magazine

Rap Illustrated

Angel in the Midwest

Former Post editor Garcia lands in Illinois

If Six Were Nine

The Chron cooks the books for a circulation boast

Best Newsstand

Globe News

Hard to Say Good-bye

Economic woes hit the Chronicle, and job cuts are coming

Awards

Houston Press staffers get honors

Happy Hearst

The Chronicle's publisher gives a pep talk, and looks to expand

Calling All Scabs

Hearst looks to Houston for strikebreakers

Former Editors On The Move

Warner gets associate judgeship; Garcia resigns

News Hostage

Barney! Biz! Bluebonnets!

And other signs that Texas Monthly's brain trust doesn't have a neuron left

New Boss

In the Line of Fire

During the Branch Davidian siege, a Waco TV reporter risked his life to help federal agents -- then was falsely accused of setting them up. Before the compound burned, his career was in ashes.

Winning Efforts

This week signals a change in leadership at the Houston Press.

Excellence Honored

Letters

PostScripts

Notes and anecdotes from a one-daily newspaper town

Post Mortem

Though not unexpected, the death of the Houston Post was still a surprise. Even more surprising was how little truth got out about how and why the paper perished.

Gerald and Me

Visible Man

Carlton Thompson has a sportswriter's dream job. But he keeps getting asked for some I.D.

Praise the Lord, Pass the Copy

Pat Robertson gets rebuffed by the Post ... or did he?

Seeds of Trouble, Part II

Chronicle management asked its staff to critique the paper for "diversity." It got a whole lot more than that.