CenLamar | Est. 2006

Cleco Audit in Jeopardy

Gannett Attempts to Squash Independent Press by Controlling Distribution Points Independent Magazines Found Their Racks at the Dumpster (Jackson, MS) Earlier today, the Dead Pelican linked to a story featured in the Independent Weekly about Gannett’s latest attempt at controlling the news: Dominate distribution points by “renting out” space for independent magazines (and then share those profits with the stores that offer this service). From the Independent Weekly: Gannett’s pitch to retailers is that it will take on the retailer’s burden of managing the racks of free publications at a store’s location by installing one gigantic plastic box. Gannett then…

Casey Parks, Louisiana Native and ASH Graduate, Wins Prestigious New York Times Journalism Award It’s worth mentioning that Casey once wrote for The Town Talk. Casey will be featured in the Ten Under Thirty feature as soon as she returns from vacation. Read Casey’s award-winning essay Watch a video of Nick Kristof calling Casey More information on Casey and her work with the Jackson Free Press can be found here