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Star Tribune, Pioneer Press spar over hirings (Crew arguing over deck chair re-arrangement)
(Red) Star Tribune ^
| April 2, 2007
| Matt McKinney
Posted on 04/02/2007 4:44:03 AM PDT by abb
The publishers of the state's two largest newspapers are sparring over senior executives, salary data and a laptop computer.
The squabbling includes a threatened lawsuit from the publisher of the St. Paul Pioneer Press over Star Tribune Publisher Par Ridder's decision to hire away a senior advertising executive from the St. Paul paper.
The employee, Jennifer Parratt, ran the Pioneer Press' niche publications unit before coming to work for the Star Tribune this week.
The interim publisher of the Pioneer Press, Fred Mott, said Parratt had a noncompete clause in her contract that prohibits her from working for a competitor for one year after leaving the Pioneer Press.
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(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: advertising; dbm; newspapers; strib
Monday morning good news.
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posted on
04/02/2007 4:44:05 AM PDT
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abb
To: 04-Bravo; aimhigh; andyandval; Arizona Carolyn; backhoe; Bahbah; bert; bilhosty; bwteim; ...
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posted on
04/02/2007 4:44:55 AM PDT
by
abb
(The Dinosaur Media: A One-Way Medium in a Two-Way World)
To: abb
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posted on
04/02/2007 4:46:49 AM PDT
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abb
(The Dinosaur Media: A One-Way Medium in a Two-Way World)
To: MplsSteve
You need to see this one.
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posted on
04/02/2007 4:52:46 AM PDT
by
abb
(The Dinosaur Media: A One-Way Medium in a Two-Way World)
To: abb
"...to hire away a senior advertising executive from the St. Paul paper.
It's not a reporter or an editor they're fighting over, it's the guy who really brings in the revenue.
To: Valin
To: abb
Everyone knows the PP's days are numbered. The Strib will last a few years longer but will also end up on the ash heap of history.
To: proxy_user; abb
It's not a reporter or an editor they're fighting over, it's the guy who really brings in the revenue.
A noncompete clause usually goes to a rain maker in possession that most valuable business asset - a network of paying customers. Payroll data also helps to avoid overpaying employees making a lateral move.
The employee, Jennifer Parratt, ran the Pioneer Press' niche publications unit before coming to work for the Star Tribune this week.
Looks profitable - therefore the squabble. Parratt ought to break free of dinosaurs and just go ahead and create her own company.
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posted on
04/02/2007 12:44:28 PM PDT
by
Milhous
(There are only two ways of telling the complete truth: anonymously and posthumously. - Thomas Sowell)
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