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P&C publishes then pulls report on I-526 political marketing (Update: Back, partly)
By Ken Hawkins on Friday, 8 February 2013 - 5:26amUpdate February 8: A longer version of the article has reappeared, offering much the same point about the possibly mis-identified "election expense", and the report backs off a connection between the money and S.C. Speaker of the House Bobby Harrell... More
Post and Courier publisher leaving, paper hires Myrtle Beach chief
By Ken Hawkins on Sunday, 22 July 2012 - 6:49amIn June, The Post and Courier announced that its editor and publisher Bill Hawkins would retire in December. Now the paper has announced that it has hired P.J. Browning, current publisher of the Sun News in Myrtle Beach, a McClatchy... More
Notes on Quotes-Edgar Allan Poe on Sweating It Out!
By Gordon Mercer a... on Monday, 4 June 2012 - 2:19amBy Gordon Mercer and Marcia Gaines Mercer “The best things in life make you sweaty.” Edgar Allan Poe, 1809-1849 Author and poet, Edgar Allan Poe, was stationed in the U. S. Army at... More
The Post and Courier turns on website paywall
By Ken Hawkins on Tuesday, 1 May 2012 - 9:34amAs was expected, The Post and Courier today flipped the switch for a "pay wall" on its website, asking visitors to pay $10 per month after viewing five articles. The newspaper's publisher, Bill Hawkins, wrote in an editorial that, "Most... More
The Post and Courier to charge frequent website visitors $10 starting May 1
By Ken Hawkins on Thursday, 26 April 2012 - 11:03amUpdate: The pay wall is now active.Frequent visitor of The Post and Courier's online home, PostAndCourier.com? Well, starting May 1, be prepared to shell out $10 per month if you'd like to view more than five articles.NetNewsCheck.com writes... More
Patch's hyperlocal sites sprouting in Charleston metro, South Carolina (update x3: launched)
By Ken Hawkins on Tuesday, 5 July 2011 - 9:00am(Local sites are launching; Updates at the bottom.)Perhaps you've heard of the online-only hyperlocal network of sites that is Patch.com?Well, if you haven't, know that their flare is to set up sites that cover areas between 15,000 and 100,000... More
Charleston Regional Business Journal being sold to new owner
By Ken Hawkins on Thursday, 25 November 2010 - 9:51amUpdate November 25: The Charleston Regional Business Journal has a new owner as do several other of its affiliated publications in the state. The new owner is SC Business Publications LLC, which itself appears to be a new company as any... More
As newspaper circulation drops around country, Post and Courier shows slight rise
By Ken Hawkins on Saturday, 1 May 2010 - 6:37pmYou probably heard the news: During the last year papers around the country shed a 12th of their circulation. And South and North carolina were no exception -- with The State notably shedding a whopping 14 percent. But The Post and Courier... More
The Post and Courier's parent company is also a real estate company
By Ken Hawkins on Saturday, 13 February 2010 - 9:35amOur local daily is more than just a newspaper company, its parent company, Evening Post Publishing, also owns a plethora of TV stations and real estate, including a number of large land swaths in downtown Charleston. Today the company announced a... More
Newspapers and the flawed argument against free-of-charge
By Ken Hawkins on Monday, 7 December 2009 - 10:46am"The meta-philosophy of free — we should get rid of this philosophy." Editor's note: This is a foray from our usual Charleston-only coverage but is delivered as it relates to the politics behind our industry. It will also be the first in a to... More
