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The Orlando Sentinel Quietly Hacks Its Newsroom Staffnew

The disassembling of this city's once- proud daily newspaper, as foreshadowed almost a year ago when its parent company was taken over by a multimillionaire businessman with zero media experience, is now in full force, although the paper's powers that be would rather you didn't know about it -- at least not yet.

Orlando Weekly | Jeffrey C. Billman | 07-24-2008 | Media

Tags: media, Orlando Sentinel, Sam Zell, Charlotte Hall, Tribune Company

Happytown: How Bad Are Things at the Orlando Sentinel These Days?new

We'll let an unnamed Sentinel staffer answer that one: "Apparently the depressing, winnowing months we've been through recently may soon be know[n] as 'the good ol' days.'"

Orlando Weekly | Jeffrey C. Billman, Billy Manes and Deanna Morey | 06-12-2008 | Media

Tags: media, Amway, Linda Stewart, Orlando Sentinel, Sam Zell, Toyota Prius

Happytown: It'll be a Gender-Bending Weeknew

This year's Gay Days fest brings a welcome new addition -- Focus on the Family -- known best for its spittle-flecked morality rants -- is putting on its Love Won Out conference June 7, the very same day many a gay will be using a red T-shirt to "wipe one off"! The synergy is thrilling!

Orlando Weekly | Jeffrey C. Billman and Billy Manes | 06-05-2008 | Media

Tags: media, Focus on the Family, gay & lesbian issues

Happytown Goes to an Obama Town Hall Meetingnew

Because we are good journalists committed to bringing you the news in an evenhanded manner, the Happytown™ Mobile Election Center yes-we-can–ed our way down South Orange Blossom Trail all the way to the Kissimmee Civic Center to cover Sen. Barack Obama's May 21 town hall meeting.

Orlando Weekly | Jeffrey C. Billman, Billy Manes and Deanna Morey | 05-29-2008 | Media

Tags: Florida, Barack Obama, media