I was alerted to the barebones state of the Journal by two Ithaca readers. She declined to give more specific numbers. How many Gannett markets are in the same depleted state, publishing what some might classify as “ ghost newspapers?” Nash said that many of its 260 properties have 10 or fewer news staff and a lot have five or fewer. Since the Ithaca Journal publishes six days a week in print, thin editions on some days include few if any stories originating from Ithaca. A separate staff list (not fully current) listed more than 20 journalists for the cluster.īut news from Binghamton and Elmira is not exactly local if you live in Ithaca. The Ithaca Journal and its website are run in tandem with Gannett properties in Binghamton and Elmira, 49 and 33 miles away respectively. Any rebalancing awaits riding out the furloughs necessitated by the current steep advertising recession. Ithaca is small, but not a dot on the map, with 30,000 residents and another 30,000 students at Cornell University and Ithaca College (each with a robust student news organization).Īmalie Nash, vice president for local news and audience development at Gannett, confirmed my read of the Ithaca Journal website showing reporter Matt Steecker as the only newsroom contact in town.Īfter the Gannett/Gatehouse merger six months ago, Nash explained, work remains to be done distributing journalism resources. To leave the family a message of condolence, please visit no secret that news staffing at small-market chain newspapers, Gannett’s especially, has been shrinking radically.Īn extreme case in point: The Ithaca Journal in upstate New York now has no locally based editor or publisher and just a single reporter. Box 66, Mecklenburg, NY 14863, or Schuyler County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association, 106 Tenth Street, Watkins Glen, NY 14891. Box 108, Mecklenburg, NY 14863, Mecklenburg United Methodist Church, P.O. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Mecklenburg Volunteer Fire Company, P.O. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery of Hector. Bill’s funeral service will begin at 1:00. Relatives and friends are invited to call on Sunday, Jfrom 11:00 am-1:00 pm at Vedder-Scott & Zinger Funeral Home, 122 N. He is survived by his loving wife, Linda daughter, Caminda (Ted) Dudgeon of Cayuta, NY two sons, Christopher (Kathleen) Ward of Mecklenburg, NY and Paul (Beth) Thorp of Ithaca, NY daughter-in-law, Darlene Thorp of Whitney Point, NY nine grandchildren, Sharon, Josh, Chris, Katie, Ryan, Ashlee, Matt, Samantha and Casey seven great-grandchildren and several loving nieces and nephews.īill’s family would like to thank his caregivers at Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for making his last few months easier. He was predeceased by his parents, in-laws Howard and Mildred Howell, grandson Bret Dudgeon, sister Rosemary Williammee, and son Daniel Thorp. Bill was always ready to lend a helping hand and loved his family with all his heart. He loved to go for rides with his wife and was an avid hunter. Bill was a member of the Mecklenburg United Methodist Church, spent 56 years with the Mecklenburg Volunteer Fire Company (past fire chief), and was a member of Schuyler County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association. He also was a Corrections Officer at Schuyler County Sheriffs’ Department, retiring from there in 2015. Bill was a Truck Driver for Agway of Ithaca, retiring after 32 years. Howell on Decemin Dundee, NY and they enjoyed 54 years of marriage. He was born in Montour Falls, New York on June 10, 1939, the son of Albert and Gertrude Ward.īill attended Watkins Glen High School. Ward, 84, of Mecklenburg, NY passed away on Tuesday, Jat Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ithaca with his wife and daughter by his side after an extended illness.
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