Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Report: McClatchy looking at closing several bureaus

Joe Strupp reports McClatchy is looking at major changes in configuring its foreign bureaus and is considering several scenarios, including shutting down several bureaus.

One scenario being reviewed would have bureaus in Jerusalem, Moscow, Nairobi and Caracas closing, while re-opening a bureau in Mexico City. The chain would then keep current bureaus in Cairo, Beijing and create another Middle East bureau in either Afghanistan or Pakistan. The long-praised Baghdad bureau has remained, but without a full-time McClatchy bureau chief, since April. It is using local staffers.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Why can't they just let their stringers email the content direct from Hamas headquarters?

Anonymous said...

1:36... because their inboxes are already full with journalistic guidelines and story leads from the DNC.

Anonymous said...

Not many readers will miss these biased stories, although the guy in Afghanistan with our troops is beyond good. They better not cut him!

Anonymous said...

Anon 1:36 and 2:56 LMAO I see the conflict!

Anonymous said...

Damn, 30k per year times 4 for a 20k job. You've got to be one dedicated Marxist to fall for that one.

On graduation day you have only Earned Income Credit to look forward too.