Another brutal day for journalism.
Gannett began slashing jobs all across the country Wednesday in a cost-cutting move that was anticipated even before the recent news that a hedge-fund company was planning to buy the chain.
The cuts were not minor.
At the Indianapolis Star, three journalists were laid off, including well-known columnist Tim Swarens. At the Knoxville (Tennessee) News Sentinel, University of Tennessee women’s basketball reporter Dan Fleser is out after more than 30 years in sports. The Tennessean cut three positions, including high school sports reporter Michael Murphy.
Six were laid off at The Record in North Jersey after nine took an early retirement buyout earlier this month.
Kristi Nelson, president of the Knoxville Newspaper Guild, told the State of Newspapers, “It’s distressing to once again be mourning staff cuts in our newsroom. Not only do our hearts go out to our colleagues, we acknowledge that the loss of any trained, professional journalist is a loss to our readers as well; one less voice speaking on behalf of the community we cover.’’
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10 comments:
Liberalism doesn't sell
I didn't think they had any left to layoff!
News papers are now a thing of the past.
They still around?
They can all still be stringers.
12:42, right on to that!
Oh no, now what am I going to use to clean up cat litter and my bird cages?
Oh well
Better get the food lines open and all the bank help for those laidoff workers you think?I think probably not.
Maybe that is why Susan Hargreaves Parker is recently unemployed. Joe, you should check into that. She was either fired or laid off from the Daily Rag.
Good. They are far from journalists.
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