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She is married to Enquirer reporter John Faherty , who writes about urban affairs. Newsroom sources say Washburn and Trujillo clashed over reorganization-related decisions, including some people chosen for senior management roles. That team skews toward younger staffers with more experience in digital journalism but has less experience managing people.

Trujillo declined to comment on the topic. When asked about what newsroom sources had said, Washburn said, "I was surprised to hear that because she and I developed the structure together and made all the decisions about the management team together.

I probably would have stayed and reapplied if we didn't have to move. Nearly all of the Enquirer's 11 copy editing positions are being eliminated, although staffers in that department could apply for the new jobs. Copy editing and design of the newspaper will be done at a regional Gannett site. Staffers who decided to leave expressed a wide range of emotions.

Some said they were sad to do so or bitter at how the company has treated them. Others view Washburn as simply carrying out orders from Gannett, adding that she takes the losses personally and knows readers will be upset. Some who intend to stay acknowledge that the changes are painful and devastating but were optimistic that the Enquirer would devote more resources toward reporting. More than one veteran described the severance package as an opportunity.

Some staffers described a surreal atmosphere where senior managers seem surprised by the number of people who have opted not to apply for jobs. Washburn said she did not know what to expect in terms of how many staffers would decide to leave.

I had somebody yesterday tell me that she had never before felt like she had the opportunity to raise her hand and ask for what she really wanted. He and his wife, Jill, have three daughters. He credits his upbringing in a resourceful, rural farming community for shaping his worldview as a fiscal conservative and optimist. He currently oversees the visuals team in Cincinnati, the Columbus bureau and the 10 Gannett-owned daily media sites across Ohio.

He is a resident of downtown Cincinnati. The editorial board meets every Monday at 1 p. We also use this as an opportunity to meet with government, business and grassroots newsmakers — sometimes at our request and other times at theirs - to discuss issues and developments of regional importance.

The editorial board doesn't actually vote on the opinions that it publishes, instead, we arrive at our conclusions through consensus and a melding of all the ideas expressed around the table. For more information or questions about the editorial board, contact Opinion Editor Kevin Aldridge at kaldridge enquirer. Home Letters Editorials Columnists. Facebook Twitter Email. Few remember that this luxurious stone has a connection to The Enquirer. McLean bought the diamond for his wife, Evalyn.

The diamond is reputed to be cursed. Maybe so; McLean died in an insane asylum. In the late s and early s, a young sportswriter named Whitney Tower gained a reputation as something of a character, even among the oddballs in the Enquirer newsroom. Outdoor [lovemaking] begins today! From to , The Enquirer was owned by the E. Scripps Company, publishers of the competing Cincinnati Post.

After buying controlling stock in The Enquirer , the Scripps purchased the only other remaining daily in town, The Times-Star , and merged it with The Post , leaving the company in control of every daily newspaper in town.

Federal anti-trust regulators filed suit in , and Scripps agreed to sell The Enquirer. Longtime Enquirer classical music critic Henry S. Humphreys accompanied the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra on one of its world tours. He hung up on an editor dying for details but clueless as to where Humphreys had called from. The Enquirer could have celebrated a bicentennial in Along the way, it began publishing twice a week and, starting in , daily.