Author. Journalist. Former edtech industry CMO & advisor. Onetime broadcaster and science-fiction writer. Based in Northwest Washington state. Posts here mostly about writing and journalism. Newest words: https://authory.com/frankcatalano
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Highly recommend this Substack. Even though it hasn't started yet. Because knowing Ron's deep history in Pacific Northwest #journalism, it won't disappoint.
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Official word of my departure from Cascadia Daily News today (Friday, June 12) by email to newsletter subscribers.
No, I wasn't expecting this. Yes, it was a very kind send-off by the CDN newsroom. Thank you, Audra, Jaya, Alana, Jon and everyone else on the editorial team.
Four years ago I committed to writing about business for Cascadia Daily News. I moved from weekly to bi-weekly to monthly contributor, but always was engaged.
Now, the firing of CDN Exec Editor Ron Judd has led to my voluntary departure.
More from me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/frankc...
"Ownership does not dictate the types of stories we cover. Advertisers do not affect editorial decisions. Metrics do not drive our content decisions. If they ever do, there will be no one left in the newsroom."
Cascadia Daily News' Audra Anderson, a week later. www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/jun/04/...
In the final "Business Matters with Frank Catalano" newsletter for Cascadia Daily News this week, I asked readers what one Northwest WA economic indicator they watch closely.
Winner at week's end? Median home price, 42%. A distant second: Costco gas price, 22.2% (my vote).
Not scientific. Fun.
I'm off Slack; I'm off Outlook. Back to being a fully independent, non-affiliated writer again.
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60 Minutes was known for telling it like it is. This story tells what it is now at 60 Minutes, from the perspective of former staffers.
Not a pretty picture is painted of Bari Weiss' CBS regime. variety.com/2026/tv/feat...
Two weeks after Cascadia Daily News' exec editor was fired, 18 more letters to the editor about it were published today.
Plus one that I personally appreciated greatly. It describes what I was trying to accomplish.
Thanks to all who read what I wrote for CDN. www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/jun/09/...
For those who don't subscribe to Cascadia Daily News (but should), a teaser from June's Business Matters newsletter.
This isn't the long lead item about underappreciated or misunderstood economics data in Northwest Washington. Or the half-dozen short items, poll or calendar.
Just one fun item.
Surprises from "the dismal science"? For #Whatcom County, in housing & small business. For #Skagit, in manufacturing & agriculture.
And missing jobs and workers in both.
My June Business Matters newsletter for Cascadia Daily News (yes, paywall): newsletters.cascadiadaily.com/p/business-m...
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CDN staff remain ardent in their ethics and approach to hyper-local news
Frank Catalano, who returned to the Cascadia Daily News paper in Washington to write an email business newsletter in February, is leaving to due to the firing of its executive editor. On LinkedIn, Cat...
Four years ago this month, when Ron Judd and I were talking about me writing a weekly business column for Cascadia Daily News, I asked the founding executive editor if there were any "third rails" for...
