Blood in the streets of Hartford and Baltimore

Pendleton · Nov 13, 2008

I have no words:

http://poynter.org/forum/view_post.asp?id=13701

Ben_Hecht · Nov 13, 2008

Pendleton said:

I have no words:

http://poynter.org/forum/view_post.asp?id=13701
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I do, but going ***** ************ ***** ******** ******* has already been done.

VJ · Nov 13, 2008

The newspaper’s work force represented by the Guild has shrunk by more than 50 percent through buyouts, layoffs and departures since the Chicago-based Tribune took over in 2000.
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That's astounding. And not in a good way.

Drip · Nov 14, 2008

Somebody has to stop this corporate madness.

Rumpleforeskin · Nov 14, 2008

Drip said:

Somebody has to stop this corporate madness.
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Madness? This is TRIBUNE!

tapintoamerica · Nov 17, 2008

Blood in the streets of town of New Haven. Blood stains the roofs and the palm trees of Venice.
And about everywhere else in this county. Great Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes tonight on the plight of newspaper and their relevance as the most reliable source of legitimate journalism.

Baltimoreguy · Apr 27, 2009

Anyone else hear the rumors of another bloodletting to come in Baltimore this week?

Good Christ, there really is nothing left to cut. David Smon's vision of foundering corporate journalism is a love letter compared to the reality of what Zell has wrought.

jambalaya · Apr 27, 2009

Baltimoreguy said:

Anyone else hear the rumors of another bloodletting to come in Baltimore this week?

Good Christ, there really is nothing left to cut. David Smon's vision of foundering corporate journalism is a love letter compared to the reality of what Zell has wrought.
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Yes. Lots of quiet panic in Charm City, apparently. I am hearing Tuesday. But the source isn't totally sure of the day.

VJ · Apr 28, 2009

From DCRTV.com

15 Cut At Baltimore Sun - 4/28 - DCRTV hears about another round of cuts at the Tribune-owned Baltimore Sun today. We're told: "Fifteen mid- and top-level editors just laid off at the Sun... The casualities include: Deputy Managing Editor Paul Moore, Editorial Page Editor Ann LoLordo, Op-Ed Editor Larry Williams, Med/Sci Editor Patricia Fanning, Sports editors Ray Frager and George VanDaniker, Copy Desk Chief John McIntyre, Systems Editor Steve Auerweck, three bureau chiefs (leaving none), Regional Editor Jay Apperson, and Photo Assigning Editor Chuck Weiss. All editors were told to leave the building immediately. A security guard was stationed on the skywalk between the building and the employee parking garage. Rumor has it the Guild employees will get layoff notices this week." More soon.....
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podunk press · Apr 28, 2009

The Sun is a shell of its former self. And this isn't going to help.

pseudo · Apr 29, 2009

VJ said:

From DCRTV.com

15 Cut At Baltimore Sun - 4/28 - DCRTV hears about another round of cuts at the Tribune-owned Baltimore Sun today. We're told: "Fifteen mid- and top-level editors just laid off at the Sun... The casualities include: Deputy Managing Editor Paul Moore, Editorial Page Editor Ann LoLordo, Op-Ed Editor Larry Williams, Med/Sci Editor Patricia Fanning, Sports editors Ray Frager and George VanDaniker, Copy Desk Chief John McIntyre, Systems Editor Steve Auerweck, three bureau chiefs (leaving none), Regional Editor Jay Apperson, and Photo Assigning Editor Chuck Weiss. All editors were told to leave the building immediately. A security guard was stationed on the skywalk between the building and the employee parking garage. Rumor has it the Guild employees will get layoff notices this week." More soon.....
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Unintentional foreshadowing, courtesy of McIntyre's copy-editing blog?

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/mcintyre/blog/
The future of editing

So long as people have difficulty writing with precision and clarity, copy editing will be useful. Whether that usefulness will be recognized, however, is questionable. The “dead-tree media” — newspapers, magazines, books — are dismissing their copy editors at an alarming rate to cut costs. Electronic media have never invested all that heavily in editors to begin with. These developments have been accompanied by a great deal of asinine rationalization to the effect that writers don’t really require all that much editing.

So, you smart young people who want to get into the paragraph game, who show some ability and enthusiasm for the act of editing, there is an enormous need for your services. The potential inner satisfactions of taking low-grade prose and turning it into something clearer, more forceful, and more precise have never been greater. Unfortunately, you may not be able to land a job, and any job you land is unlikely to lead to prosperity. For you, going into editing will be like following a monastic vocation. God bless you, and don’t forget to write.
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Sigh ... As usual, good thoughts and best wishes to those affected ...

lohengrin · Apr 29, 2009

I've met about half these people, and it's absurd for them to virtually be escorted out to the street.
At this point, why are they (Tribune) even bothering? Same goes for the advertisers.

VJ said:

From DCRTV.com

15 Cut At Baltimore Sun - 4/28 - DCRTV hears about another round of cuts at the Tribune-owned Baltimore Sun today. We're told: "Fifteen mid- and top-level editors just laid off at the Sun... The casualities include: Deputy Managing Editor Paul Moore, Editorial Page Editor Ann LoLordo, Op-Ed Editor Larry Williams, Med/Sci Editor Patricia Fanning, Sports editors Ray Frager and George VanDaniker, Copy Desk Chief John McIntyre, Systems Editor Steve Auerweck, three bureau chiefs (leaving none), Regional Editor Jay Apperson, and Photo Assigning Editor Chuck Weiss. All editors were told to leave the building immediately. A security guard was stationed on the skywalk between the building and the employee parking garage. Rumor has it the Guild employees will get layoff notices this week." More soon.....
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