Cuts coming to McClatchy papers

Natives are restless in Fresno. But, hey, pizza. (thread)

 

don't forget they also got pizza.

 

According to the 2018 annual report Fresno had a circulation of 73,000 daily and 107,000 on Sundays. Fresno County has a population of just over 1,000,000.

If seven more go from the newsroom how many are left?

 

Good to see McClatchy being more responsible ... or not:

https://www.cjr.org/business_of_new...-forman-housing-stipend-35k-month-buyouts.php

 

Some of Charlotte's senior reporters have announced they've taken the buyouts ... their education reporter (had been on the beat 17 years, and had worked at the paper 30-plus) and an award-winning food and features writer (another 30-plus year veteran) ... their "retirement" takes effect at the end of the month ...

 

Ugh ... but, as much as this stinks, it can't come as a surprise.

 

Don't know if it was planned that way or not, but veteran court reporter Pablo Lopez is retiring Feb. 28. But since we're a sports board, I don't know how many more cuts that section can take. One person on Fresno State, one preps/jucos and Marek Warszawski has been dabbling in news columns as well as sports.

 

I have stopped looking at the Sacramento Bee now that I subscribe to the Athletic but I don't think the paper has had a sports columnist since Aileen Voisin left last year.

 

KC Star buyouts ...

KCUR has confirmed that the following newsroom employees have accepted the offers:

• Political columnist and editorial writer Steve Kraske
• Johnson County government and business development reporter Lynn Horsley
• Courts reporter Tony Rizzo
• Long-form reporter Rick Montgomery
• Social justice and crime reporter Joe Robertson
• Business reporter Mark Davis
• Metro reporter Matt Campbell
• Photographer John Sleezer

Between them, the employees accepting the buyouts have well over 200 years of combined experience at The Star.

Many Well-Known Journalists Are Leaving The Kansas City Star

 

Apparently McClatchy is taking another run at buying Tribune Publishing.

https://nypost.com/2019/02/19/shares-of-tribune-publishing-soar-on-buyout-speculation/

 

Interesting. If this were to occur, I believe DFM-Gannett becomes more likely to occur.

 

Sleezer is an amazing sports photographer. The Star took a huge loss.