I was surprised to read in the Ventura County Star this morning (2-27) that Marianne Ratcliff has resigned as opinion editor of the paper. She has served as the Star’s opinion editor since 2001. I had the opportunity to meet Marianne in November, 2005, under very sad circumstances for me, and found her to be considerate and caring. A [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Ventura County Star'
VC Star Opinion Editor Marianne Ratcliff Resigns
February 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Media, Meditations, Ventura County
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Blogging Can be a Jungle Out There
February 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Media, Ventura County
Clint’s comment of a few days ago, in regard to email comments posted at the www.VCStar.com website, gave me a nudge to also make a comment about them. Since I take the print version of the Ventura County Star, I have not paid much attention to the online version, except to go to some of [...]
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The Star’s Giant Headlines
December 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Media, Meditations, Ventura County
Since the most recent redesign of the Ventura County Star’s pages, I have been amazed at how large their headlines and photos are, especially on Sundays. Well, today (12-13) I am even more amazed than usual at the front page of the Star’s business section. The word, “BUZZING,” is a headline that goes clear across [...]
The V.C. Star, L.A. Times and Daily News
October 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Conejo Valley, Media, Ventura County
How useful and informative do you think our local daily newspapers are? Do you subscribe to any of them, and if so, why? To let you know where I am coming from, I have always loved newspapers, I have taken journalism and broadcasting classes in college, and I subscribe to all three papers. And, I [...]