GateHouse Media already owns the Canandaigua Daily Messenger and the suburban Post papers. Its business-to-business division, Bridgetower Media, owns the Rochester Business Journal and The Daily Record. Soon, the Democrat & Chronicle could be a GateHouse paper, too. GateHouse and Gannett — the D&C’s owner — are in merger talks, and reports from the Wall […]
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NecronomiCITY News
Welcome, our dear CITY readers, to the terrifying conclusion of Best of Rochester 2017
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Best Local Color 2017
Best Local Activist Group Gay Alliance of Genesee Valley (now the Out Alliance). 100 College Avenue. 244-8640; gayalliance.org Runners up: B.L.A.C.K. | Metro Justice | Rochester Food Not Bombs Best Source of Rochester Pride Wegmans. @wegmans; wegmans.com Runners up: George Eastman Museum | Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley | Red Wings | Susan B. […]
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VOTE NOW: Best of Rochester 2017 Final Ballot
The Best of Rochester 2017 final ballot is now closed. Look out for the results on stands and online Wednesday, October 25
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VOTE NOW: Best of Rochester 2017 Primary Ballot
The primary ballot is now closed. Check back on Wednesday, September 20, for the Best of Rochester 2017 final poll
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A letter to our readers
This is a time of profound change in American media. And it comes at a time of major challenges for the people and institutions we serve and report on.
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VOTE NOW: Best of Rochester 2015 Primary Ballot
Primary balloting is now closed. Check back on Wednesday, September 23, for our final four poll.
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A life’s work, but still not enough
Mention James Lawrence, the former longtime editor of the Democrat and Chronicle’s opinion page, and you’ll likely get a wide range of reactions. Lawrence, who retired from the D&C six months ago, became something of an iconic media figure in Rochester. Almost every high-level city, county, school district, and community leader in the area met […]
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The D&C’s new newsroom
By December, the Democrat and Chronicle’s newsroom should be completely reorganized. News staff will have new titles and job descriptions, as well as reconfigured beats. But it’s not entirely clear what this new newsroom will look like and how the D&C’s web and print products may change. And it is unclear how many staff members, […]
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WXXI’s Bob Smith steps down
Regular listeners of WXXI radio during the noon to 2 p.m. time slot have surely noticed the absence of Bob Smith, the longtime host and producer of “1370 Connection.” WXXI ann ounced earlier today that Smith suffered a stroke in April and that he is undergoing rehabilitation. Smith has stepped down from the talk show. […]
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Hurt and anger in the neighborhoods
“Anger is a secondary emotion. The first emotion is hurt. Our kids are angry, but initially they are hurt. They’re in excruciating pain; they have nothing to look up to, nothing to look forward to.” Those words came from one of the many speakers at a December 7 community forum, attended by about 60, mostly […]
