The local press not only prints the Palladium-Item itself, but also serves as a printing center for USA Today, The Earlham Word, and several other publications.  While the article notes that delivery times for the Pal-Item are not expected to change, it doesn't discuss the future of these other publications.

The move comes as one in a series of changes scaling back the paper's operations, including staff cuts and an increased focus on online offerings that aren't tied to local offices.  While nothing is certain, those watching the newspaper industry in general and Gannett's practices in particular know that this trend could eventually spell the end of the Palladium-Item's publication altogether.

The chat offered by the paper appears to be tied to event-specific, pre-determined time periods instead of available on an ongoing basis.  We've covered the availability of the always-available and free Live-Richmond.com chat room here, including in episodes 14 and 24.

If you try out this new offering on Thursday night, let us know what you think by posting a comment below!

Let us know what you think about this additional format - or even better, join us for the next RNR Live show on Wednesday, October 1st 2008 at 8:30 PM. You can just listen or join our live show chat room, but you can also call in with your phone or computer to share your thoughts - learn more about participating in our live broadcasts.

You can post your comments below, or e-mail us at letters@richmondnewsreview.com. We appreciate your feedback!

If you'd like to participate by calling in to discuss the issues of the day and share your opinion, and if you won't mind being patient through the inevitable technical glitches that can come up in a live broadcast, please join us.

The live broadcast will take place from 8:30 until about 8:50 PM, and may be shorter or longer depending on participation and how well the tech works.   You can join the pre-show chat as early as 8:15 PM.  All of the information you need to listen, chat and call in will be available on our Listen page under the "Live Broadcasts" heading  We'll keep it pretty informal, so don't worry about having anything coherent to say if you do call in.

If things go well, we'll also post the recording of the show as a new episode.

Links from stories in this week's show:

• Ralph Nader campaign website
• Cynthia McKinney campaign website
• Bob Barr campaign website
• FairVote.org
• Project Vote Smart
• honeybeehill - Melissa's online store of handcrafted items

Tell us what you think about this episode of RNR. You can post your comments below, or e-mail us at letters@richmondnewsreview.com. We appreciate your feedback!

Links from stories in this week's show:

• Pal-Item to lose four positions in Gannett cuts
• Cincinnati Enquirer accepts 60 buyouts, including Borgman
• Indy Star laying off 23 employees
• Life after Gannett
• Impact of Gannett cuts on the Pal-Item?
• WMUB ups its news programming
• Miami U., Earlham, local media to create regional news service
• Blogs and Bloggers in Richmond and Wayne County, Indiana

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The cuts will be happening on a fairly short timeline after the announcement, with notification to employees happening by today and the reductions in place by August 31st. According to a Reuters story, publishers across the country continue to cite decreasing revenues with no end in sight, as readers increasingly turn to the Internet for their news and information.

Update on 9/10: The Pal-Item.com website today carries a story noting that five positions have been eliminated instead of the originally reported four.

• All jazz programming including Mama Jazz will move to their HD2 channel, and will be streamed from their web site
• Each day’s Diane Rehm Show will be repeated at 8pm
• Each day’s Talk of the Nation will be repeated at midnight
• The BBC World Service will be heard at 10pm-midnight and 2-5am on weekday mornings
• The BBC World Service will also air from 8pm to 8am weekends
• Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me will repeat Sunday at 1pm, after Car Talk. Tavis Smiley moves to Sunday 2-4pm

The most noticeable impact for many will the be replacement of the sounds of jazz on weekday evenings with all news/talk content.  Given that the Mama Jazz show is a highly visible part of the station's offerings and that HD radio is still not widely adopted, it may change the station's listener profile significantly.

The changes are certainly generating lots of feedback on the station's weblog, and you add your own comments by e-mailing WMUB.

Links from stories in this week's show:

• Pal-Item story: Opinions differ on tax
• Pal-Item editorial: City council shouldn't rush to approve tax
• YouTube Video: 100-Mile Radius Potluck
• More about the 100-Mile Radius Potluck
• Centennial Model T Ford Party

Tell us what you think about this episode of RNR. You can post your comments below, or e-mail us at letters@richmondnewsreview.com. We appreciate your feedback!

Links related to this week's show:

• Pal-Item Article: Charismatic Clinton charms Richmond crowd
• Flickr Event Photos from the Wayne County Indiana Group
• Pal-Item Event Photos
• Pal-Item Video

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Updated 3/23: The first version of this post contained a link to the MP3 file of Clinton's full speech, and apparently some feed readers (including iTunes) may have downloaded the speech instead of the podcast episode.  Please refresh your feed reader, or just click on the "Download" link below.  Sorry for the confusion.