John Zidich

Blogs
June 21, 2011
Arizona Republic Lays Off 30 to 40, Announces Closure of Chandler Offset Plant; "Yes" Fashion Magazine Ending
"Yes?" No. About 40 people have been laid off at the Arizona Republic, which also announced plans to close a Chandler press that prints USA Today and various inserts. The local pink slips come as part of a 2 percent layoff at Gannett's publishing division nationwide. About 700 people are lo ... More >>
Blogs
May 10, 2011
Arizona Republic Announces Fresh Round of Weeklong Furloughs
John Zidich, publisher of the Arizona Republic, announced today that most employees will be required to take an unpaid, weeklong furlough. Money problems have forced a fresh round of week-long furloughs at the Arizona Republic. Publisher John Zidich announced the mandatory, unpaid w ... More >>
Blogs
April 12, 2011
Arizona Republic Publisher John Zidich Finally Quits Fiesta Bowl Board
Two weeks into The Arizona Republic's coverage of the Fiesta Bowl fiasco, John Zidich -- the publisher of the Republic -- finally quit his position on the bowl's five-member board of directors. The Republic's article on Zidich's resignation says the former Fiesta Bowl secretary wanted to avoid " ... More >>
Blogs
April 6, 2011
Arizona Republic Fiesta Bowl Stories Now Come with Warning Labels; Republic Publisher John Zidich Still Has Feet in Both Camps
Warning labels usually come with bad news, like "Cigarette smoke contains carbon monoxide," or "This product contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer." Now the Arizona Republic has a new warning label for all of their coverage of the Fiesta Bowl fiasco:
Blogs
April 1, 2011
John Zidich, Arizona Republic Publisher and Member of Fiesta Bowl Executive Committee, in Glaring Conflict of Interest, Say Local Journos and Politicos
On Tuesday, the Fiesta Bowl released an internal investigation of bowl employees, highlighting questionable spending of the organization's money and alleged illegal campaign contributions -- the second such internal investigation since The Arizona Republic started reporting on it in 2009. ... More >>
News
September 24, 2009
Arizona Republic Publisher Mike Ryan Quits the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce — Finally
Blogs
October 14, 2008
Arizona Republic a Weak Alternative to Doomed Scottsdale Tribune, Says Poynter Journalism Site
Blogs
August 15, 2008
"Involuntary Reductions" at the Arizona Republic
Blogs
March 26, 2007
God of Journalism Jim Romenesko throws thunderbolt at Feathered Bastard!
Blogs
January 26, 2007
John Zidich balks, talks...
Blogs
November 22, 2006
Shocket Shocker: It's alive!
Blogs
November 15, 2006
The Republic's newsroom runs red with blood...and ink.
News
April 6, 2006
Single-File, Please!
No more Mr. Nice Gardeners: The feathered fiend on Mayor Phil's idiot stammerings after the big undocumented-workers' march