Big cuts in Salt Lake City

How did the paper look this morning? I noticed a couple of part-timers are still writing. And the endless roster of stringers who are back year after year. I wonder if any of the stringers have hopes of catching on full time or if they just do it for extra cash?

 

Paper looked the same. Many employees laid off are 'transitioning' out. Some will be gone sooner, some later.

 

Found out the Harvard suits were talked into retaining all the scoreboard/phone kids. That's good because the agate and preps pages would have been pretty empty without them.

As for me: just got an official job offer from a PR firm that specializes in sports, outdoors and recreation industry.

It comes with a raise over the old newspaper job, they want me to work from home, and I won't need to work 3-5 night shifts per week.

Can anyone talk me out of taking this job?

 

I've got to figure out a good and stable way to mount my laptop on the handlebars of my indoor training cycling and treadmill.

This job could make being a cyclist/tri geek even more doable

 

You really had to ask us??

 

Wow and just when the state's top school was going to the Pac10. Guess that eliminates any hope of a Utes beat.

 

I don't know if Mike Sorensen was one of the cuts, but I'd wait to send in your clips. BTW, if you're not LDS or can't at least get along with Mormons (some people can't), the Deseret News probably isn't the right place for you.

 

If they try it's only because they want to apply

 

Game over.

17 years in the biz and I worked my last desk shift last night.

I sat around the office for an extra 30 minutes after my last headline was written doing busy work and printing out stuff. Walking out that door was pretty strange.

Still need to go back into the office a couple of times -- drop off the laptop to get it scrubbed of software, then again to pick it up for personal purchase and to turn in my key card. But it appears my career in daily newspapers is over.

PR job starts Oct. 1.

I'm available for freelancing in the SLC area, though. Anything from Utah Jazz to Utah State to Olympic sports. I've covered them all and can crank out quality stuff if you're interested.

 

Mr. Ho... I giggle.