"The Daily Times laid off 3 of it's Directors yesterday. Circulation, Production, and the Controller. Man people are walking on egg shells over there and the morale is horrible."
I told you things were getting bad over there.
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The beatings will continue until Morale Improves
ReplyDeletehopefully they will get rid of that horrible editor Greg Bassett... make him eat crow
ReplyDeleteOur Cub Scout Pack has tried twice to line-up a tour of their new building. They've said "No" twice too. I guess they are afraid the scouts might figure out how lousy things are over there? Or maybe someone would get fired in front of a group visiting?
ReplyDeleteLet the dead flies drop where they may. Even in bad times a good product will sell, look at gasoline, people are paying and will continue at any price. The Daily Garbage just doesn't have anything to offer anymore except unemployment?
ReplyDeleteBassett, when the garbage stinks it's time to take it out, hint.
No sympathy from me...it seems like they actually work to go out of their way to alienate/piss off long-time readers. Check out their lame blogs lately. Conspiracy. Coupons. Classical music reviews. Food reviews of "franchise" restaurants. There is more fun and entertainment to be had when visiting a convent (at least the nuns love the Ravens and can speak intelligently regarding them).
ReplyDeleteNot just at the Daily Times are these positions being cut: The News Journal had this story earlier:
ReplyDeleteGannett Co. is eliminating about 100 management jobs at its newspapers across the country on top of about 1,000 job cuts, including 600 layoffs, announced last month.
Neither round of cuts affects Gannett's flagship newspaper, USA Today.
The nation's largest newspaper publisher announced the latest cuts today as revenue declines faster than anticipated in the face of the weakening economy.
Company spokeswoman Tara Connell says circulation, finance and other functions are being consolidated into four regional groups. Most of the cuts affect employees who have performed those duties at individual newspapers.
Gannett is the parent company of The News Journal and www.delawareonline.com, The Daily Times in Salisbury, Md., and www.delmarvanow.com, as well as several weekly newspapers on the Delmarva Peninsula including the Delaware Coast Press and Delaware Wave.
Gannett has its headquarters in McLean, Va.
Anonymous 8:44 The nation's largest newspaper publisher announced the latest cuts today as revenue declines faster than anticipated in the face of the weakening economy.
ReplyDeleteThe economy has little to do with it, the 24/7 news programs and the internet is beating them down. If they produced a better product it's like anything else you pay for the demand. There is not much demand to read yesterday's new's AND have to pay for it.
Anony-4:22pm, no one is at the new building except for the press and the press people. They are all at the old building right now. There is still work being done, so I don't think it's the right time. Try in about ohhhh 3 weeks or so ;)
ReplyDeleteYet, Shanie Shields still has a job there, go figure. Pay is good to do nothing at the Daily Times. Just ask any of us that have to work with her.
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