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Date: May 8, 2005

HA hiring new Executive Editor

Date: May 8, 2005

How long has this editor been here? Don't they move fairly regularly? I get the impression that the HA is a steppingstone assignment for people at Gannett.

Date: May 8, 2005

There's a lot of stale information at that link. Inclusion of Sunbeam Household Products and Magnolia Federal Bank among the largest local employers? Boasting about the origins of "telecommunications giant WorldCom"?

Makes one wonder about Hattiesburg as "home to one of the top three university polymer research programs in the country. . .."

Date: May 8, 2005

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Originally posted by: ram
"Makes one wonder about Hattiesburg as "home to one of the top three university polymer research programs in the country. . .." "

You can bet your bippy that even if it ever were true being at a 4th tier school on academic probation hasn't helped the polymer research rankings.

Date: May 8, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: LVN
"How long has this editor been here? Don't they move fairly regularly? I get the impression that the HA is a steppingstone assignment for people at Gannett."

that impression is exactly the case. the good ones leave for better jobs higher up in the corporate chain (larger cities). One of my former neighbors bought a house and was here all of six weeks.

Date: May 8, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: LVN
"How long has this editor been here? Don't they move fairly regularly? I get the impression that the HA is a steppingstone assignment for people at Gannett."

I'm not sure how long the current HA EE has been there, but it is considered one of the bottom of the totem pole in the Gannett chain because of its size and location.

The HA is considered "tiny" in the newspaper world; a "medium-sized" paper these days has a daily paid circulation of roughly ~100,000; the HA has ~25,000 circulation. Add to that its location (deep South, relatively rural compared to other areas) and I imagine you get lots of turnover.

Date: May 8, 2005

old news

Broadbooks was at the american for about five years.

Date: May 9, 2005

Broadbooks was at the American longer than five years. He was managing editor there for a number of years before moving up to executive editor. His tenure there was probably closer to 10 years.

Date: May 9, 2005

Rosco, RTFA.

Broadbooks joined the Hattiesburg American as managing editor in 2000 and was named executive editor in 2002.

Date: May 9, 2005

Time is measured differently here behind the looking glass.