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sacramento connect NPR.orgHere’s a small-town scooplet: Citronee restaurant, an institution in downtown Nevada City, is considering flying the coup for Santa Barbara. No decision has been made (repeat: no decision has been made). But the restaurant’s owners have been scouting out locations in the south, where – judging from our recent trip there – the recession is [...]
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Disney’s $4 billion buyout of Marvel Comics, whose characters include Spiderman and the Incredible Hulk, was a Monday morning surprise. It shows how entertainment companies need to adapt to a changing world — or die. Children are over-stimulated nowadays, and companies are tapping into that. My generation thought Mickey and his friends were “cool” – [...]
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A Pacific Gas & Electric Co. power pole may have played a role in starting the North Auburn fire that burned about 60 homes and businesses on Sunday, an official told KCRA television in Sacramento. The utility pole was located near the intersection of Rock Creek Road and Hwy. 49, where the fire appeared to [...]
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As newspapers struggle with budget cuts and broken business models, a new form of journalism is on the rise: nonprofit newsrooms. In the latest example, the Center for Investigative Reporting has recruited a team of 11 reporters, media producers and editors to produce investigative, high-impact reporting for its California Watch initiative. “We have built one [...]
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Here’s a blurb from my Facebook site: Aaron Klein Can’t pass on what I’ve been told by multiple people in confidence…but the story of what started the Auburn fire will NOT be a boring one. Aaron is an elected official for the Sierra College board of trustees. Not sure what “secret” he’s hiding. Tonight, Channel [...]
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From Aaron Klein on my Facebook page: “Auburn fire: 45% contained, 30 homes burned. Our prayers with families affected.”
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Here’s a typical Facebook post from a Nevada County resident: “My heart is breaking for my neighbors in the Auburn Fire…The ash is falling like small snowflakes in my backyard…my prayers go out to all of you.” Meanwhile, here’s more photos from my “wall” on Facebook:
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KNCO and The Union dominate the media landscape of our community, but they were asleep at the wheel on the Auburn fire coverage on Sunday. The fire broke out at about 2 p.m., closing Hwy. 49, burning structures and threatening more. At 5:19 p.m., KNCO’s website finally weighed in with a brief report of the [...]
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A hundreds of acres fire is burning in Auburn, between Bell and Dry Creek roads, shutting down Hwy. 49, and burning multiple commercial buildings. The best updates are coming from “the wall” of my Facebook page, the latest example of how social networking is reshaping communications. (Nothing yet on theunion.com, knco.com or auburnjournal.com; yubanet.com has [...]
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. . . and why they don’t get talked about much. As I’ve written before, it’s easy to blame the recession for newspapers’ woes. But it goes much deeper than that — to systemic problems that have long plagued the business. Veteran journalist Bill Wyman (not the Rolling Stones band member) has written a thoughtful [...]
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