tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766567325174133577.post7199324215035597818..comments2023-06-14T04:30:04.694-04:00Comments on The Amazing Shrinking Orlando Sentinel: The Flip SidePapercuts Hurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00657105588391495616noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766567325174133577.post-44388032444756922642008-08-02T07:32:00.000-04:002008-08-02T07:32:00.000-04:00Jeff Kunerth, indeed, the Sentinel's master story ...Jeff Kunerth, indeed, the Sentinel's master story teller and Mike Thomas and Scott Maxwell are the crown jewels of the franchise and the only reason why I haven't canceled my subscription.<BR/>We all know the buyouts and terminations have been awful, but they aren't the end of the world if the paper's leadership would use the remaining assets responsibly. <BR/>Just like in the Kenny Rogers song every hand is a winner and every hand is a loser, it just depends how you play the cards.<BR/>People accustomed to getting their news online aren't suddenly going to ditch their laptops and pick up the paper because the front page has been dumbed down with huge graphics and pointless factoids (such as how many pounds of milk are produced annually by a Florida dairy cow). Please don't read that as me trying to diss Bonita. Great graphics certainly can help tell the story, but they shouldn't take over the story. The writing counts, too!<BR/>Loyal Sentinel readers of all ages read it because they truly love a newspaper, the look of it, the feel of it.<BR/>I spent three decades as a newspaperman (never liked calling myself a journalist) but now I'm a consumer and what I think ought to count for something.<BR/>My daughter, the author of this blog is an 18 year old FSU sophomore, and she reads the newspaper for serious news. Granted she grew up in a newspaper home, but we recently went to Nassau and the first thing she wanted to do was to pick up the local newspaper to see how they handled the news. She has an intense interest in politics and world affairs. So take that as proof that a serious newspaper can attract and hold young readers.<BR/><BR/>August 2, 2008 7:15 AMPortd032https://www.blogger.com/profile/04656862076443379978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766567325174133577.post-89907512611196862512008-08-02T07:15:00.000-04:002008-08-02T07:15:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Portd032https://www.blogger.com/profile/04656862076443379978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766567325174133577.post-80193967111462692112008-08-01T10:26:00.000-04:002008-08-01T10:26:00.000-04:00OMG! How could I have forgotten Jeff Kunerth ...OMG! How could I have forgotten Jeff Kunerth ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766567325174133577.post-88747836281523221302008-08-01T10:25:00.000-04:002008-08-01T10:25:00.000-04:00A sad day indeed. Vaya con dios Jim. I've always h...A sad day indeed. Vaya con dios Jim. I've always had the deepest respect and admiration for your work. You, Dan Tracy, Manning Pynn, Dick Marlowe, (and others I know I'm slighting) have always embodied the best of journalism. A Jim Leusner byline was like the Good Housekeeping seal of approval. I wish you nothing but the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766567325174133577.post-89105718313828546942008-07-31T21:58:00.000-04:002008-07-31T21:58:00.000-04:00Tonight crooked politicians and other scamsters in...Tonight crooked politicians and other scamsters in Central Florida can sleep well because Investigative Reporter Jim Leusner has left The Sentinel.<BR/>I met Jim when I was hired as a deputy metro editor in 1984.<BR/>Beyond any doubt he is one of the best.<BR/>Back in the mid-1980s if a big story broke and you needed the real story, and you needed it quick and right, there were three main reporters you wanted to put on the scent -- Jim, Roger Roy and Dan Tracy.<BR/>Jim is gone and so is Roger. All hope is not lost because the paper still has a few other great diggers, such as Hank Curtis, Mary Shanklin, Gary Taylor and Willoughby Marino, to name a few. I pray the editors have the good sense to do everything possible to keep them on the staff.<BR/>The paper needs them. This community needs and deserves a strong newspaper staffed by journalists who are smart, creative, tireless, fearless hunters of the truth.Portd032https://www.blogger.com/profile/04656862076443379978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766567325174133577.post-17546301674024161432008-07-31T19:39:00.000-04:002008-07-31T19:39:00.000-04:00Jim is a class act all the way around - He even ac...Jim is a class act all the way around - He even acknowledged some "journalist" who quite frankly could not hold a candle to his integrity and tenacity - people who hid behind the shield of investigative journalism while giving up their sources for their own benefit - sound familiar Chris?? His departure is a great loss for the community and journalism. As a subscriber and never a member of The Sentinel staff it is sad to see it has come to this. Perhaps The Sentinel needs to look into free distribution because it is now no better than a shopper. For what it is worth as a 50 year plus subscriber I will not be renewing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766567325174133577.post-3509262990473401292008-07-31T16:45:00.000-04:002008-07-31T16:45:00.000-04:00I cannot imagine an Orlando Sentinel without Jim L...I cannot imagine an Orlando Sentinel without Jim Leusner. Frankly, I can't imagine journalism witout Jim Leusner. His departure is a crushing blow for Central Florida. He's one of the best journalists I know, and I feel fortunate for having worked with him. I hate to think of the stories that will not be done now that he has departed.<BR/>Chris Quinn<BR/>Cleveland Plain DealerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com