Comments for Lee Watch http://www.leewatch.org/blog A Forum for Lee Employees--your posts are anonymous Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:34:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 Comment on Lee Enterprises Suspends Dividends as Ads Weaken by » Lee Watch » Blog Archive » Lee Enterprises Suspends Dividends as … http://www.leewatch.org/blog/archives/15#comment-2601 » Lee Watch » Blog Archive » Lee Enterprises Suspends Dividends as … Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:01:44 +0000 http://www.leewatch.org/blog/archives/15#comment-2601 [...] A new credit agreement with lenders changes the formula-based financial targets that Lee must meet to avoid technical default, which ultimately could force the company to sell assets or declare bankruptcy. It raises one threshold and … Lee Watch » Blog Archive » Lee Enterprises Suspends Dividends as … [...] […] A new credit agreement with lenders changes the formula-based financial targets that Lee must meet to avoid technical default, which ultimately could force the company to sell assets or declare bankruptcy. It raises one threshold and … Lee Watch » Blog Archive » Lee Enterprises Suspends Dividends as … […]

]]> Comment on Lee suspends 401(k) contributions by » Lee Watch » Blog Archive » Lee suspends 401(k) contributions http://www.leewatch.org/blog/archives/16#comment-2600 » Lee Watch » Blog Archive » Lee suspends 401(k) contributions Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:52:33 +0000 http://www.leewatch.org/blog/archives/16#comment-2600 [...] Like many other businesses and media companies, Lee has been battered by the unprecedented economic turmoil and credit crisis. Consumers are suffering and spending less, which means our advertisers are suffering and spending less. … Lee Watch » Blog Archive » Lee suspends 401(k) contributions [...] […] Like many other businesses and media companies, Lee has been battered by the unprecedented economic turmoil and credit crisis. Consumers are suffering and spending less, which means our advertisers are suffering and spending less. … Lee Watch » Blog Archive » Lee suspends 401(k) contributions […]

]]> Comment on Focus on Advertising by Pundit http://www.leewatch.org/blog/archives/6#comment-1827 Pundit Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:15:37 +0000 http://www.leewatch.org/blog/archives/6#comment-1827 Well now that us pundits have spoken as Mary says and their opinions have proven true and in the case of Lee even more so! I ask myself, why is Mary allowed to continues guiding a company into the ground? The Lee blitzers and their rude, unprofessional, know it all behavior in front of advertisers, disgusted many St. Louis Merchants. St. Louis advertising management is second to every major market newspaper it the country, and they sat back laughing, and showing no leadership when Lee sent blitzers into the market with their unorthodox arrogant selling approach to call on the Pulitzer advertising base. Now that base in diminished and the management that allowed this to happen is still in control of less and less and less advertising dollars. I really don’t like to say I told you so but why could so many in St. Louis see the warning signs that Lee ignored. I only hope I can get paid to work here for one more year. Well now that us pundits have spoken as Mary says and their opinions have proven true and in the case of Lee even more so! I ask myself, why is Mary allowed to continues guiding a company into the ground? The Lee blitzers and their rude, unprofessional, know it all behavior in front of advertisers, disgusted many St. Louis Merchants. St. Louis advertising management is second to every major market newspaper it the country, and they sat back laughing, and showing no leadership when Lee sent blitzers into the market with their unorthodox arrogant selling approach to call on the Pulitzer advertising base. Now that base in diminished and the management that allowed this to happen is still in control of less and less and less advertising dollars. I really don’t like to say I told you so but why could so many in St. Louis see the warning signs that Lee ignored. I only hope I can get paid to work here for one more year.

]]> Comment on Lee Enterprises and Quality Journalism by Daniel http://www.leewatch.org/blog/archives/3#comment-1070 Daniel Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:11:29 +0000 http://www.leewatch.org/blog/archives/3#comment-1070 I couldn't understand some parts of this article Lee Enterprises and Quality Journalism, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting. I couldn’t understand some parts of this article Lee Enterprises and Quality Journalism, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.

]]> Comment on Lee Enterprises and Quality Journalism by Worrier http://www.leewatch.org/blog/archives/3#comment-780 Worrier Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:17:57 +0000 http://www.leewatch.org/blog/archives/3#comment-780 Congrats to Concerned for selling his stock when he did. Lee stock has been a dismal performer. But I still think it's a reasonable buy at the current price. Congrats to Concerned for selling his stock when he did. Lee stock has been a dismal performer. But I still think it’s a reasonable buy at the current price.

]]> Comment on Lee Enterprises and Quality Journalism by baldeagle http://www.leewatch.org/blog/archives/3#comment-779 baldeagle Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:05:34 +0000 http://www.leewatch.org/blog/archives/3#comment-779 Does Lee know we have the Terry Hughes award in St. Louis. What are their feelings about an award without money attached to it. I know the Lee spirit award and $5,000 checks for special employees inside Lee have been given out mainly to movitate and compensate for the low pay at papers outside St. Louis. The Terry Hughes is truly a worthy honor for the recipient. Lee must be scratching their heads as to why people would concieve of working for honor as opposed to the demeaning, self serving Lee Corporate handouts at papers outside St. Louis where the best of the best in diminshing. Does Lee know we have the Terry Hughes award in St. Louis. What are their feelings about an award without money attached to it. I know the Lee spirit award and $5,000 checks for special employees inside Lee have been given out mainly to movitate and compensate for the low pay at papers outside St. Louis. The Terry Hughes is truly a worthy honor for the recipient. Lee must be scratching their heads as to why people would concieve of working for honor as opposed to the demeaning, self serving Lee Corporate handouts at papers outside St. Louis where the best of the best in diminshing.

]]> Comment on Lee Enterprises and Quality Journalism by admin http://www.leewatch.org/blog/archives/3#comment-774 admin Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:43:11 +0000 http://www.leewatch.org/blog/archives/3#comment-774 More information about the Terry Hughes Award, taken from the St. Louis Newspaper Guild website. www.stlouisguild.org Terry Hughes was 36 when she died of breast cancer on July 22, 1991. A columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, her writing was clear, witty and descriptive, with a flair for portraying society’s underdogs. Some of her columns chronicled the bouts with canceer that she and others faced. One column was credited with helping persuade the Missouri Legislature to approve a bill forcing insurers to pay for mammograms. One of the many readers who wrote to the newspaper after her death described her work this way: “Her columns were full of real life stories that touched us all and even changed our way of thinking or even our lives.” The St. Louis Newspaper Guild has established a writing award in the name of Ms. Hughes. The award is intended to honor a journalist whose writing shows the talent that she displayed. Any journalist in the metropolitan St. Louis area who has written for a daily or weekly newspaper or for a magazine is eligible. Single articles of extraordinary merit will be considered. Preference will be given to entries of between three and ten articles that display the writer’s range of talent. Articles must have been published in 2007. There are no formal applications. Anyone may submit a nomination by sending cipies of articles to: The Terry Hughes Award Committee St. Louis Newspaper Guild 1015 Locust Street Suite 1040 St. Louis, Mo. 63101 The deadline for applications is January 10, 2008. The award will be presented at the Newspaper Guild’s Annual Dinner on January 25, 2008 More information about the Terry Hughes Award, taken from the St. Louis Newspaper Guild website. www.stlouisguild.org

Terry Hughes was 36 when she died of breast cancer on July 22, 1991. A columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, her writing was clear, witty and descriptive, with a flair for portraying society’s underdogs. Some of her columns chronicled the bouts with canceer that she and others faced. One column was credited with helping persuade the Missouri Legislature to approve a bill forcing insurers to pay for mammograms.

One of the many readers who wrote to the newspaper after her death described her work this way: “Her columns were full of real life stories that touched us all and even changed our way of thinking or even our lives.”

The St. Louis Newspaper Guild has established a writing award in the name of Ms. Hughes. The award is intended to honor a journalist whose writing shows the talent that she displayed.

Any journalist in the metropolitan St. Louis area who has written for a daily or weekly newspaper or for a magazine is eligible.

Single articles of extraordinary merit will be considered. Preference will be given to entries of between three and ten articles that display the writer’s range of talent.

Articles must have been published in 2007. There are no formal applications. Anyone may submit a nomination by sending cipies of articles to:

The Terry Hughes Award Committee

St. Louis Newspaper Guild

1015 Locust Street

Suite 1040

St. Louis, Mo. 63101

The deadline for applications is January 10, 2008. The award will be presented at the Newspaper Guild’s Annual Dinner on January 25, 2008

]]> Comment on Lee Enterprises and Quality Journalism by aardvark http://www.leewatch.org/blog/archives/3#comment-773 aardvark Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:45:46 +0000 http://www.leewatch.org/blog/archives/3#comment-773 The Terry Hughes Award winner has been picked. The prize will be awarded at the St. Louis Guild's annual dinner meeting on Friday. The Terry Hughes Award winner has been picked. The prize will be awarded at the St. Louis Guild’s annual dinner meeting on Friday.

]]> Comment on Lee Enterprises and Quality Journalism by Wild Willie http://www.leewatch.org/blog/archives/3#comment-772 Wild Willie Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:38:17 +0000 http://www.leewatch.org/blog/archives/3#comment-772 Has anyone heard who is going to win the "Terry Hughes Award," the journalism award given out by the St. Louis Newspaper Guild in honor of Terry Hughes? I heard that there was a lot of nominations submitted this year and I also heard that a group of past award winners went over to the local for a meeting. However, I haven't heard if they had announced anything yet. Anybody know what's up? Has anyone heard who is going to win the “Terry Hughes Award,” the journalism award given out by the St. Louis Newspaper Guild in honor of Terry Hughes? I heard that there was a lot of nominations submitted this year and I also heard that a group of past award winners went over to the local for a meeting. However, I haven’t heard if they had announced anything yet. Anybody know what’s up?

]]> Comment on Online at Lee by confused http://www.leewatch.org/blog/archives/5#comment-770 confused Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:04:05 +0000 http://www.leewatch.org/blog/archives/5#comment-770 Why is Davenport not giving us information about our online gains at this time.I know online only represents about 7% of total revenue but the percentage growth is huge like 50% I think. This could be a good time to say something positive about our company in a way that has big positive numbers attached to it- like our circulation which is holding and not going down like other papers. I think this would encourage people to invest money in the company and help the stock go up. We have a lot of good things going on and I think now is the time to tell people about how great Lee is. Why is Davenport not giving us information about our online gains at this time.I know online only represents about 7% of total revenue but the percentage growth is huge like 50% I think. This could be a good time to say something positive about our company in a way that has big positive numbers attached to it- like our circulation which is holding and not going down like other papers. I think this would encourage people to invest money in the company and help the stock go up. We have a lot of good things going on and I think now is the time to tell people about how great Lee is.

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