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Gazette’s FreshInk gets less ink – like most newspapers these days

The Gazette has abandoned its ambitious plans to publish its FreshInk as a four-day per week free tabloid newspaper and instead has relegated it to a once-a-week insert. FreshInk, launched during April of this year, was the brainchild of Gazette publisher Steve Pope, who reportedly told his staff at the time that FreshInk was intended [...]

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FreshInk – day two

A vast improvement!  Local news highlighted, a great cover photo and an interesting, local and relevant center spread.  Looks as if the editorial department at The Gazette is starting to take the new pub seriously – one of the photo credits, a shot of John Shroka at his Harbour Hot Dogs stand on Manitou Avenue, [...]

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Not so fresh ‘ink’

The newspaper wars kicked off today as The Gazette’s Indy killer, FreshInk, hit the stands.  The paper was conceived just a few weeks ago, and the folks responsible for putting it together had to work against tight, demanding deadlines. Originally titled “Ink”, then re-titled “FreeG” (groan!!!) and finally FreshInk, it’s a perfectly acceptable first effort – [...]

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