In May I celebrated the 14th anniversary of becoming the 15th publisher of the Waterville Times in upstate New York. In some ways my past lives at daily newspapers register on the memory meter only now and then, perhaps when breaking news falls between our weekly print cycles or, when for the 30th time in a day, people ask me about a hot topic in our community. I have … [Read more...] about When you’re no longer a ‘new’ editor, you milk it for all it’s worth
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And the view from the editor’s catbird seat…
Hollywood — and perhaps journalists daydreaming about a better life — create an image of the community publisher that may be overly romanticized. Cheryl Wormley, publisher and co-owner of the Woodstock Independent, used to grocery-shop at 6 a.m. “It was the only way I would get out of there in less than an hour,’’ she said, recalling shopping later in the morning when she’d … [Read more...] about And the view from the editor’s catbird seat…