George Carlin, dead as a doornail, immortalized on YouTube

The comedian died at what journalists would consider an inconvenient time to die, due to weekend printing press deadlines. Some editions of S-R don’t have the news about George Carlin’s death - it turns out the page plate was subbed out midway through the printing process, which means some households have the Carlin news on Sunday page A2 , and some households do not.

As for how we’re taking the news, “I’m not sure I’m prepared for a world without George Carlin,” said reporter Kevin Graman. The classic STUFF routine is below. (And if you’re in the mood, his gargly seven dirty words routine is here ). Be advised - This Stuff routine has a few curse words here and there, but not as much as the seven dirty words routine.

Newspaper news

The Spokesman-Review is going to be slightly smaller. Some updates from the morning:
• S-R is trimming the equivalent of one page’s news content for each of the A and B sections. Newsroom hopes to apply this for a few days a week, for the next several weeks or more.
• Same strategy with Sunday sports, and with Outdoors section.
• Spokane7 is going to be four pages smaller, but features editor Ken Paulman said the content is being rearranged for efficient layout - the content won’t suffer much.
• Will we able to increase space for special coverage weekends such as Hoopfest? photo editor Larry Reisnouer asked. Probably, editor Steve Smith said, also for elections coverage.
• Another idea floating around, Smith said - a possible redesign, aiming for even shorter stories and more visual elements for lists and infocapsules (breakout boxes).

Keyworded thin slices

FOR NEWS JUNKIES : ‘Wash Post’ Ombudsman Probes Broder and Woodward - something about their acceptance of speaking fees, something they’re not supposed to do. Also discuss this topic on News is a Conversation .

FEELGOOD STORY : Pancake mix: Every other weekend, new friends gather on the South Hill for breakfast and conversation : A story about civil society that reassures you of human goodness, folks said. The story appeared on the front page of the Today section on Sunday.

STORIES WITH SLIDESHOWS : Event is a challenge for triathletes and volunteers alike , with a slideshow with photos by J. Bart Rayniak | Ex-players topple No. 1 Shock with slideshow of photos by Dan Pelle

STAY AND PLAY : In case you’re wondering, KXLY and S-R have a cross-promotion deal for the Stay and Play feature . KXLY is telling people to read more in The Spokesman-Review, and S-R makes reference to KXLY in links, etc.

GOLF WITH SHOTGUNS : “Must be an Idaho story,” said radio reporter Dan Mitchinson, but one of the men interviewed in the video did use the term “golf with shotguns” to talk about sporting clays shooting. Watch the video by Colin Mulvany.

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