Top 10 newspaper stories '06
There were two internationally significant events: the kidnapping of Jill Carroll in Iraq placed eighth, while the dissolution of Knight Ridder's media empire ranked third.
Number 10 on the list was the disappearance of stock listings and TV programs from print.
Number nine and four were, respectively, the staff troubles at the Miami Herald and labor and union struggles in general.
In seventh position was The New York Times’ scoop that uncovered the Bush Administration’s SWIFT program, which kept the watch over thousands of bank records.
Sixth were sobpoenas, which continued to plague the US press.
Fifth: the unending string of newspaper job cuts.
Dean Baquet and Jeff Johnson’s flamboyant departure from the Los Angeles Times, coupled with Tribune Co.’s lasting problems, came in second.
And the winner is…
For the complete listing, click below. (Number one was the onine boom.)
Source: Editor & Publisher
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