Layoff news gets more depressing
This is the most depressing thing I have heard in some time.
The San Jose Mercury News announced on Wednesday afternoon that they will be laying off nine employees. Newsroom leaders said they are looking for volunteers by 5 p.m. Thursday, and employees will be laid off on Friday.
Paper Cuts was updated with news of nearly 500 layoffs/buyouts today. Ugh.
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Daytona Beach News-Journal just let go 99 employees this week. 38 from the editorial department alone.
[...] they need to lay off 9 more people, and apparently they’re asking for volunteers by…today. With notifications to go out tomorrow if they don’t find enough willing [...]
[...] Quick recap of Saturday. CopyCamp was awesome. No other word for it. Anytime a newspaper opens its doors and lets its readers say what could be done better, that’s a good thing, and the Mercury News reporters and editors who came can’t be thanked enough. I don’t know if I could have after ending the week the way they did. [...]
[...] Chris Amico’s blog and video: CopyCamp was awesome. No other word for it. Anytime a newspaper opens its doors and lets its readers say what could be done better, that’s a good thing, and the Mercury News reporters and editors who came can’t be thanked enough. I don’t know if I could have after ending the week the way they did. [...]