Register-Guard winners in 2022 NW Excellence in Journalism contest
Golden Era staffers Chris Pietsch and Chris Hansen win awards in the Northwest SPJ competition
Gannett seeks reporter to ‘reimagine’ RG police beat in ‘digital-first environment’
You may be curious about expectations for the reporter Gannett soon will hire to cover the police beat…
Why retired journalists are jumping back into the profession
Here’s an excellent, comprehensive (4,000-word), well-balanced look at how some retired journalists are dealing with the devastating decline…
Journalists at country’s largest newspaper chain will walk off the job
Hundreds of staffers at Gannett newspapers across seven states are protesting their company’s leadership and job cuts Read…
Newsroom reunion is set. Save the date on your 2024 calendars
Former RG news staffers will gather for an afternoon reunion on Saturday, June 29, 2024 in the lobby of the former Register-Guard office building at 3500 Chad Drive.
Register-Guard successor more than just a dream
The Register-Guard in Eugene has served its day. Now is the time for change. We’re not going to…
Longtime Tennessean editor to lead new nationwide effort to reinvigorate hundreds of local newspapers
Michael A. Anastasi, vice president of The Tennessean and USA Today South Region editor, was promoted this week…
Eugene Register-Guard languishes under Gannett, nation’s largest newspaper chain
From The Oregonian: The Eugene Register-Guard, once one of the best newspapers in the region, today has no local editor, no publisher, no physical newsroom and little love from a dismayed citizenry. The news staff that once exceeded 80 now stands at six.
New Oregon newsrooms fill void as other media retreat
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Former RG reporter retires after working for city of Eugene
Former reporter and editor Ed Russo retired on May 1, ending his work career at the city of…
Maureen Dowd’s ‘Requiem’ prompts RG alumni reminiscences
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd’s recent Requiem for the Newsroom inspired reminiscences by several RG newsroom veterans….
Greetings from a little rivertown in Wisconsin
As recent memories become more distant, distant memories become more recent. My time at the Register-Guard is still…
Flashback to 1973
Imagine strolling past a glass cabinet filled with historic artifacts on a public tour of the Lane County…
Heaven’s Name
I have been working in Seattle since I left the RG (the best job I ever had) in…
Recalling the Kamikaze Kids: Riveting, chaotic, unforgettable
The wild, woolly ride of the University of Oregon’s “Kamikaze Kids” is recounted in a 2020 retrospective, “Mad…
Growing old
Very old — 86. Just about older than anyone other than Dean Rea. But still smiling. — bish
Dan “Kiwi” Root
Hi all, A little about myself since some of you probably last saw me, which was at Carl…
Back to music
In the early ’70s, I played mandolin in a folk trio in Eugene. We were pretty good and…
RG alum takes ‘garbage’ route
Paul Neville, a former reporter and editor at The Register-Guard, has written a first novel, “The Garbage Brothers,” that is drawing early praise …
Two Register-Guard visual leaders inducted into inaugural Kansas Photojournalism Hall of Fame
Former Directors of Graphics Brian Lanker and Carl Davaz came to Eugene by way of The Topeka Capital-Journal
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