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Powderhorn	Post subject: A good time to be at a family paper Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 9:13 pm
Joined: Fri Jun 07, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 840 Location: Ashland, Ore.	Well, we've all seen the reports of carnage, and today's news is no exception. Five stories apart on the business wire are these two gems: Belt-tightening in media squeezes more workers Scripps to make pay, retirement cuts Incidentally, I have worked for both Scripps and Media General, and don't envy my colleagues there.
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Bumfketeer	Post subject: Re: A good time to be at a family paper Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:53 pm
Joined: Fri Nov 15, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 3557 Location: Cusp of retirement, grave or both	Looks like AP forgot that it is stupid to insert meaningless pronouciation guides with names.
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SuchASlot	Post subject: Re: A good time to be at a family paper Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:52 am
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 12:01 am Posts: 1189	A family paper that I know just laid off something like 20 percent of staff on Tuesday. Here (a not-family joint), we've been waiting for the ax to fall (again) for a few weeks now. A couple of the bars on the block must be loving it!
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copynomad	Post subject: Re: A good time to be at a family paper Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:09 am
Joined: Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:07 am Posts: 623	I know of a family paper that wants to cut people's pay and is considering layoffs.
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Redaktor	Post subject: Re: A good time to be at a family paper Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:16 pm
Joined: Tue Nov 21, 2006 1:22 pm Posts: 377 Location: Up North and unaffiliated	The family paper I resigned from last August had laid off 30 people before I left, laid off at least 5 more newsroom employees after I left (and I would have been in that group, had I not resigned), and is now considering at least 15 more layoffs, including newsroom staff. It has also eliminated empty positions and held other positions open. About a year ago I was told in a meeting to consider the plight of the poor owner, who had "leveraged" all his papers to buy ours.
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copynomad	Post subject: Re: A good time to be at a family paper Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:22 pm
Joined: Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:07 am Posts: 623	It's a good time to be in another line of work.
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miss msry	Post subject: Re: A good time to be at a family paper Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:55 pm
Joined: Tue Apr 26, 2005 4:28 pm Posts: 88 Location: Swamps of east Texas.	No, when you work for a family paper, you will be laid off and cousin Fred with a GED will take your place.
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Redaktor	Post subject: Re: A good time to be at a family paper Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 4:50 pm
Joined: Tue Nov 21, 2006 1:22 pm Posts: 377 Location: Up North and unaffiliated	A reporter and a photog were laid off from "my" old family-run newsroom today, bringing the number of reporters and photos to 13 -- with five editors.
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jjmoney62	Post subject: Re: A good time to be at a family paper Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 6:35 pm
Joined: Mon Apr 08, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 3135 Location: Albuquerque, N.M. USA	We're getting close to the Radler/Black vision of the three-person newsroom -- one reporter/editor and two ad salesmen.
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