The Courier-Journal

Media Critic | Are The Courier-Journal's Opinion Pages So Liberal?

James Miller — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000

Conservative critics of The Courier-Journal, I have confirmed all of your suspicions: its editorial pages are quite liberal.

Courier-Journal Publisher Wesley Jackson on the Newspaper's Digital Present, Future

Joseph Lord — Wed, 15 May 2013 03:10:04 +0000

Wesley Jackson has been publisher of The Courier-Journal for 13 months.

In that time, several veteran newsroom staffers left with buyouts and the newspaper has launched a digital strategy paired with a move to paid subscriptions for a website that for years had been free.

John David Dyche Quits Courier-Journal After Column is Rejected

Joseph Lord — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:21:20 +0000

Conservative columnist John David Dyche will no longer write for The Courier-Journal after the newspaper rejected a piece he'd written that suggested reforms to the editorial page and that the paper disclose political affiliations of editors and reporters.

Noise and Notes: Thoughts & Opinions with The Courier-Journal's Debby Yetter

Phillip M. Bailey — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 14:50:00 +0000

Louisville journalist Debby Yetter’s fingertips have bled ink as a reporter and now editorial columnist at The Courier-Journal for over three decades.

Yetter is a veteran reporter who has the federal courts, social services and a ferocious focus on state government. Even the newspaper's sharpest critics praised the company's decision when the Yetter's role shifted, and award-winning journalist was picked to help lead the C-J's editorial department.

She’s spent her life collecting thoughts and opinions, and has been eager to share her own in the opinion pages.

Lexington Herald-Leader Erecting Paywall for Kentucky.com

Joseph Lord — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:30:39 +0000

Kentucky's second largest newspaper is following the lead of Kentucky's largest, moving to a subscription model for its website.

In other words, you'll get a 15 free stories on the Lexington Herald-Leader's website -- Kentucky.com -- per month; after that, you'll have to pay, according to an announcement published today.

McConnell Elated With Fall of Newspapers

Phillip M. Bailey — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:34:22 +0000

In a BuzzFeed profile piece, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., celebrates the rise of social media and is praising the fall of traditional newspaper outlets.

Like most conservatives, McConnell views traditional media outlets as bias against GOP views and he appears somewhat elated about the dwindling print media that once held a stranglehold on political coverage.

McConnell says social media allows for ideas to be heard in a more competitive landscape and commented on The Courier-Journal hiring a marketing and sales VP as its publisher earlier this year.

From BuzzFeed:

McConnell, 70, spoke to BuzzFeed in his office overlooking the National Mall; he had tweeted of his plans for the interview earlier in the day from his iPad.
“To the extent that there isn’t media domination like there was in the days NBC, ABC, CBS the New York Times, the Washington Post, particularly since most people on my side of the aisle feel they had a pretty obvious bias … those days are over,” he said. “I kind of like this new environment. I think its much more competitive, much more balanced."

Noise and Notes: WDRB Returns and Council Members Talk City Budget, Wisconsin Recall

Phillip M. Bailey — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 02:14:47 +0000

There was quite a shake up in Louisville media this past week, with cable subscribers seeing Time Warner Cable remove WDRB from the television lineup.

Before returning to the airwaves, the joust between the local Fox affiliate and cable company was the top story until WDRB announced hiring sports columnists Eric Crawford and Rick Bozich away from the Courier-Journal.