Muscatine Journal names new publisher

Steven Jameson will replace Muscatine Journal publisher Bob Blackman on Oct. 1. Blackman is retiring from the Muscatine, Iowa, paper.

Jameson is now the classified advertising director at the Quad-City Times in Davenport, Iowa.

Earlier this month, Dave Bundy was named publisher of the Suburban Journals of St. Louis. Bundy moved up from editorial director at the Journals, a position he had held for three years.

Muscatine Journal publisher retires

Muscatine (Iowa) Journal publisher Bob Blackman will retire Sept. 30. Again.

In August 2009, Blackman, then publisher of the Columbus (Neb.) Telegraph, retired. He became publisher of the Muscatine paper on Oct. 12, 2009.

Muscatine Journal switches to morning paper

The Muscatine (Iowa) Journal will become a six-day morning paper starting May 24. The paper currently publishes an afternoon edition Monday through Friday and a morning edition Saturday.

A letter to readers from Journal publisher Bob Blackman said the change means "fresh and up-to-date" coverage of "local sports, news, advertising and community events. Morning delivery gives advertisements a longer, useful life. Shoppers using advertising information will have the entire day to take advantage of shopping offers." (Under the afternoon schedule, those same shoppers should have had a day to take advantage of offers too: The day following publication.)

Lee publisher un-retires, moves to Muscatine Journal

In August, Columbus Telegraph publisher Bob Blackman announced he was retiring from the Columbus, Neb., paper.

Blackman has now been named publisher at the Muscatine Journal in Muscatine, Iowa. He starts Oct. 12.

Muscatine Journal lays off 4

The Muscatine (Iowa) Journal laid off "3 1/2" employees Wednesday. I don't know how you can lay off 1/2 a person -- I'm counting it as 4.

That brings the total up to 117. Know of other layoffs at Lee papers? Leave a comment or e-mail lee.ent.watch@gmail.com.