The Seattle Post- Intelligencer (P-I) will become the nation’s largest daily newspaper to move entirely online, its publisher Hearst Corporation announced today.
The announcement was made by Frank A. Bennack, Jr., vice chairman and chief executive officer, Hearst Corporation, and Steven R. Swartz, president of Hearst Newspapers. The final print edition of the newspaper will appear tomorrow.
Seattle Paper Plans For Online Only Edition
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has informed some of its staff that they have been selected to work for an online only version of the newspaper, if publisher Hearst moves forward with plans to shutdown the print edition.
Two reporters said they received "provisional offers" from P-I New Media boss Michelle Nicolosi or Hearst executive Ken Riddick, according to the P-I Web site.
Microsoft Setting Aside Seattle Expansion Plans
Sometime this spring, construction of a Seattle development known as 2201 Westlake should be completed. There will be 14,000 square feet of ground floor retail space, 134 condominium units, and 302,200 square feet of office space. Only the office space may remain empty, because Microsoft has backed away from it.
Google Opens Doors To Seattle Office
There might be something special about working at a company’s headquarters, but as far as Google’s offices go, we don’t think employees in its Seattle location are missing much. A recent open house displayed things that are every bit as nice as what you’ll find in Mountain View.
Seattle Economy Still Tied To Microsoft
You’ve probably seen more than a few “used to be” towns; they “used to be” supported by coal, steel, or some other industry, but became troubled as times changed. Now, although things are nowhere near that bad, some onlookers are questioning Microsoft’s role in Seattle.
Inside SMX Seattle
SE Round Table’s Tamar Weinberg provides an in-depth analysis of the first day’s events at the 2007 Search Marketing Expo in Seattle.
Deadbeat Dad Shot In Seattle Courthouse
Left with no other recourse other than to actually pay his child support, Perry Manley put on camouflage, entered a Seattle courthouse with an inoperable grenade in his hand, a backwards backpack over his chest with a cutting board and living will inside, and got himself killed. Seattle police didn’t know the grenade didn’t work.
AOL Launches Week-long Series of Activities in Seattle
AOL for Broadband announced today that it is launching a week-long series of activities in Seattle that will bring residents of the city and surrounding communities a firsthand look at how AOL for Broadband offers a more complete high-speed Internet experience to its members.