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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Nearly 13,500 newspaper layoffs and buyouts in 2009
Great news... now more people are going to have time in the mornings to have that second cup of coffee and read the paper. Circulation numbers should skyrocket.
There is still way too much bias in print media, and truthfully, reading journalistic in-house articles, they still have not even reached the bias question yet.
Until they firmly embrace the bias issue, (Not the Melanie Sill it’s the darn economy” faux position, sadly, they will continue to loose numbers.
(Indianapolis) RED Star Workers Swallow 10 Percent Pay Cut In New Contract (theindychannel.com)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The union representing newsroom and other employees at The Indianapolis Star has ratified a two-year contract that includes a 10 percent pay cut.
The Newspaper Guild Local 34070 said its members voted 56-45 on Tuesday in favor of the contract, which runs through August 2011 and suspends all merit pay increases.
The contract covers 170 editorial and building services employees.
Company officials have said the pay cut is necessary because of the recession.
Guild members in June voted overwhelmingly to reject a contract offer from the Gannett Co.-owned Star that called for 12 percent pay cuts.
The Star Media Group last month laid off 37 employees, including 17in the newsroom, as part of a national cost-cutting move by Gannett.
(Indianapolis) RED Star Workers Swallow 10 Percent Pay Cut In New Contract (theindychannel.com)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The union representing newsroom and other employees at The Indianapolis Star has ratified a two-year contract that includes a 10 percent pay cut.
The Newspaper Guild Local 34070 said its members voted 56-45 on Tuesday in favor of the contract, which runs through August 2011 and suspends all merit pay increases.
The contract covers 170 editorial and building services employees.
Company officials have said the pay cut is necessary because of the recession.
Guild members in June voted overwhelmingly to reject a contract offer from the Gannett Co.-owned Star that called for 12 percent pay cuts.
The Star Media Group last month laid off 37 employees, including 17in the newsroom, as part of a national cost-cutting move by Gannett.
Newspaper Union: More (San Fran) Chronicle Layoffs Coming Through (SF Weekly)
Carl T. Hall, the local representative for the Media Workers Guild, told SF Weekly this morning that he has been informed by San Francisco Chronicle management that another round of layoffs is in the works.
"We're anticipating some discussions," he said. "And it's not good news. But that's all I know."
When asked how many layoffs were possible, Hall noted "Obviously that's the question everyone wants to know." He also added that no reason was given for the paper's announcement other than "what one might infer: I guess it's a continuing problem of getting costs in line with revenues given the state of the economy and the goings on in the news business."
The announced layoffs come on top of 134 union buyouts and layoffs --78 from the paper's editorial department -- in recent months in a painful and dramatic spectacle that featured newspaper management threatening to shutter the paper.
More details may become apparent later this morning. If so, we'll keep you on top of it.
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Great news... now more people are going to have time in the mornings to have that second cup of coffee and read the paper. Circulation numbers should skyrocket.
Sadly, many more need to go.
There is still way too much bias in print media, and truthfully, reading journalistic in-house articles, they still have not even reached the bias question yet.
Until they firmly embrace the bias issue, (Not the Melanie Sill it’s the darn economy” faux position, sadly, they will continue to loose numbers.
What is sad is that the vast majority of those laid off are hard working blue collar types that had nothing to do with Editorial policies.
The incompetent and the liberals stand at the top of the bodies of good people.
Anon 8:04: I agree with you.
But as I said earlier, sadly, many more need to go. (Until we reach the real putrid, cancer that is the essence of McClatchy)
(Indianapolis) RED Star Workers Swallow 10 Percent Pay Cut In New Contract (theindychannel.com)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The union representing newsroom and other employees at The Indianapolis Star has ratified a two-year contract that includes a 10 percent pay cut.
The Newspaper Guild Local 34070 said its members voted 56-45 on Tuesday in favor of the contract, which runs through August 2011 and suspends all merit pay increases.
The contract covers 170 editorial and building services employees.
Company officials have said the pay cut is necessary because of the recession.
Guild members in June voted overwhelmingly to reject a contract offer from the Gannett Co.-owned Star that called for 12 percent pay cuts.
The Star Media Group last month laid off 37 employees, including 17in the newsroom, as part of a national cost-cutting move by Gannett.
(Indianapolis) RED Star Workers Swallow 10 Percent Pay Cut In New Contract (theindychannel.com)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The union representing newsroom and other employees at The Indianapolis Star has ratified a two-year contract that includes a 10 percent pay cut.
The Newspaper Guild Local 34070 said its members voted 56-45 on Tuesday in favor of the contract, which runs through August 2011 and suspends all merit pay increases.
The contract covers 170 editorial and building services employees.
Company officials have said the pay cut is necessary because of the recession.
Guild members in June voted overwhelmingly to reject a contract offer from the Gannett Co.-owned Star that called for 12 percent pay cuts.
The Star Media Group last month laid off 37 employees, including 17in the newsroom, as part of a national cost-cutting move by Gannett.
I'd say that Erica Smith needs to get a real job.
The 13,500 means absolutely nothing more than another sensationalistic headline.
Compare the 13,500 to the automotive or housing industry and tell me what you have.
Since that request is probably not something that you can do, compare the 13,500 to last year at this time and tell me what you have.
Another stupid post that means nothing without any comparable data.
ADD ANOTHER LOG TO THE FIRE!
Newspaper Union: More (San Fran) Chronicle Layoffs Coming Through (SF Weekly)
Carl T. Hall, the local representative for the Media Workers Guild, told SF Weekly this morning that he has been informed by San Francisco Chronicle management that another round of layoffs is in the works.
"We're anticipating some discussions," he said. "And it's not good news. But that's all I know."
When asked how many layoffs were possible, Hall noted "Obviously that's the question everyone wants to know." He also added that no reason was given for the paper's announcement other than "what one might infer: I guess it's a continuing problem of getting costs in line with revenues given the state of the economy and the goings on in the news business."
The announced layoffs come on top of 134 union buyouts and layoffs --78 from the paper's editorial department -- in recent months in a painful and dramatic spectacle that featured newspaper management threatening to shutter the paper.
More details may become apparent later this morning. If so, we'll keep you on top of it.
"The announced layoffs come on top of 134 union buyouts and layoffs --78 from the paper's editorial department"
How many people does it take to re-type the DNC talking points?
Those in the newspaper business today have forgotten what business a newspaper is in.
Some do not even understand it is a business.
Most think the role of a newspaper is to “educate” the readers to think correctly.
Some may think the the business of a newspaper is to “report the news”.
But the real business of a newspaper is to sell advertising.
“News, sports, entertainment” is just content to entice readers to “read” the paper.
The more readers, the more they can charge advertisers. The more advertiser the more staff.
For the past 40 years the major newspapers rather than remain neutral have chosen sides.
This has had the effect of running off at least 50% of their potential readers and resulted in a loss of ad revenue.
I have said it before and I will say it again, no one killed big city newspapers......they have committed suicide.
Everytime a union member loses his job... I smile a little wider.
Headline: 13,500 laid off and bought out newspaper employees form new newspaper company.
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