Romenesko

Phoenix New Times
In March, the Arizona Republic introduced a smaller Monday paper that had local and business news tucked into the first section. "People hated it," writes Sarah Fenske. "Reporters say they were swamped with angry calls from sources and friends. Regular readers seemed especially insulted that the Republic was claiming they wanted the changes. The changes, they argued, had been clearly designed to save the [Gannett-owned] newspaper money."