http://www.sbnation.com/users/Farty%20MacFartson Posts made by Farty MacFartson on SB Nation http://www.blazersedge.com/2008/7/31/584020/jaynes-out-at-the-tribune Farty MacFartson Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:42:06 -0000 <p>According to an e-mail sent to employees by Steve Clark, the paper's publisher, said that Jaynes "is no longer the editor of the Portland Tribune or an employee of Pamplin Communications."</p> Jaynes quit as the lead sports columnist at the Oregonian in 2000 to join a Robert Pamplin owned media outlet, KPAM. Jaynes and Pamplin subsequently launched the Tribune, which was first published in February 2001. <p>While Pamplin and Jaynes had originally hoped the paper would become a daily, the twice weekly publication schedule has been reduced to once a week, with an increased emphasis on ad revenue from web-based advertising.</p> <p>As ad revenues have steadily declined due to competition from web based venues such as Craigslist, print newspapers have struggled to restore their business models to profitability in the face of increased print, distribution, and personnel costs.</p>