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Birmingham, Mobile and Huntsville to publish three days a week

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by alanpagerules, May 24, 2012.

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  1. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    This email comes first. Then the one about either furloughs or a pay cut. Then comes the email saying that the furlough or the pay cut didn't cut enough and then comes the next step...
     
    Mizzougrad96, May 30, 2012
    #85
  2. young-gun11

    young-gun11 Member

    I'm going to politely disagree (in honor of SF_Express) and I have to think we'll be fine... At least considering that the last two years we've had hours cut and furloughs, but none this year and we've had the best advertising year we've had the last decade. Nobody else covers our area. Plus I'm at the weekly, so that helps. But I doubt our dailies will be cutting back (unless it's on Monday papers because who the hell buys those in Alabama...we don't care about the NFL for the most part.)
     
    young-gun11, May 30, 2012
    #86
  3. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    Huntsville covered the Titans and Mobile covered the Saints. Got to think that's going the way of the dodo.
     
    dixiehack, May 30, 2012
    #87
  4. Stitch

    Stitch Active Member

    Hey, you can cover the team all you want on your own time.
     
    Stitch, May 30, 2012
    #88
  5. HejiraHenry

    HejiraHenry Well-Known Member

    Huntsville needed to focus on covering Huntsville. That's where a lot of papers got into trouble.
     
    HejiraHenry, May 30, 2012
    #89
  6. Pencil Dick

    Pencil Dick Member

    Acquaintances at all 3 Alabama papers are hearing that they'll learn their fates in the next 7-14 days. Supposedly via a letter in the mail.

    Surely not.
     
    Pencil Dick, May 30, 2012
    #90
  7. JosephC.Myers

    JosephC.Myers Active Member

    I'd like to hope they'll actually have a meeting in person rather than a letter. But with the way this business is going, who knows.
     
    JosephC.Myers, May 31, 2012
    #91
  8. SixToe

    SixToe Well-Known Member

    Definitely learning via mail within that timeframe Pencil Dick stated.
     
    SixToe, May 31, 2012
    #92
  9. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    Ugh

    http://mediaofbirmingham.com/2012/05/30/insiders-detail-birmingham-news-lurch-toward-digital-future/
     
    dixiehack, Jun 2, 2012
    #93
  10. Mark2010

    Mark2010 Active Member

    Do they think they will need fewer people in this?
     
    Mark2010, Jun 2, 2012
    #94
  11. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    I couldn't have said it better dixiehack. I have one question about this move. They are assuming that many people own a computer or laptop. The fact is many Americans, especially those in Alabama and Louisiana, don't.
     
    Drip, Jun 2, 2012
    #95
  12. I Should Coco

    I Should Coco Well-Known Member

    Ugh is right. This detail in particular:

    Nothing good can come of that. Those same comment sections already are great for anonymous trolls trashing reporters.

    When reporters are encouraged to respond to these idiots, it only detracts from any serious reporting they are still allowed to do.
     
    I Should Coco, Jun 2, 2012
    #96
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