http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003956666
A partial list of newspapers that have cut publication days during the past year.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Tales of journalism past
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102137273&ft=1&f=4516989
The above links to a little story about a Miami newspaperman. I wholeheartedly agree with his quote: "I love the idea of getting out a paper every day. I've never put out a newspaper that I couldn't have done a better job if we'd have had another two hours," he says. "So I don't think a newspaper was ever complete, because news is never complete."
This guy began working at the Miami News in 1950, so I'm guessing the story he is telling occurred long ago. The story is funny until you start to realize that in today's climate, most editors wouldn't care that mistakes were already in print. Too expensive to fix, too much else to worry about, like, I don't know, dealing with upset advertisers? Appeasing angry public officials?
The above links to a little story about a Miami newspaperman. I wholeheartedly agree with his quote: "I love the idea of getting out a paper every day. I've never put out a newspaper that I couldn't have done a better job if we'd have had another two hours," he says. "So I don't think a newspaper was ever complete, because news is never complete."
This guy began working at the Miami News in 1950, so I'm guessing the story he is telling occurred long ago. The story is funny until you start to realize that in today's climate, most editors wouldn't care that mistakes were already in print. Too expensive to fix, too much else to worry about, like, I don't know, dealing with upset advertisers? Appeasing angry public officials?
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Wage cuts
The Fort Worth Star-T is the latest paper in this area to start making cuts. Roughly 12 percent will go and the rest will settle in for wage cuts. Basically, anyone who makes more than $25,000 a year will take a pay cut of 2.5 percent to 10 percent, depending on how much they make.
Pretty sad, when most of your rank-and-file doesn't make much to begin with. Workers have already had 401k plans and pensions frozen.
What I'm wondering is when the economy gets better, will any of this be reinstated? My guess is no. I've yet to see a newspaper anywhere make cuts of any kind and then ever replace anyone. What this means for the industry isn't good. I have days when I still wish I was in it, but for the most part, I'm glad I'm out.
It's not worth it with the way most newspapers are today -- not for me. But for those who are still determined to stick with newspapers, here's hoping the bloodletting stops.
Pretty sad, when most of your rank-and-file doesn't make much to begin with. Workers have already had 401k plans and pensions frozen.
What I'm wondering is when the economy gets better, will any of this be reinstated? My guess is no. I've yet to see a newspaper anywhere make cuts of any kind and then ever replace anyone. What this means for the industry isn't good. I have days when I still wish I was in it, but for the most part, I'm glad I'm out.
It's not worth it with the way most newspapers are today -- not for me. But for those who are still determined to stick with newspapers, here's hoping the bloodletting stops.
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