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F$#% you, Sporting News: Layoff names according to Big Lead

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Norrin Radd, Mar 27, 2013.

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  1. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    Ace, you're better than that.
     
    Versatile, Mar 28, 2013
    #25
  2. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    Ace some mighty fine journalists are out of work. I personally don't find any humor in your post.
     
    Drip, Mar 28, 2013
    #26
  3. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    How do you think I feel?
     
    YankeeFan, Mar 28, 2013
    #27
  4. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    I don't know how you feel unless you post those feelings. I don't read minds.
     
    Drip, Mar 28, 2013
    #28
  5. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    It's gallows humor. How the hell else you gonna get through the day?
     
    Ace, Mar 28, 2013
    #29
  6. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    I'm thinking Alma is being sarcastic here.
     
    Baron Scicluna, Mar 28, 2013
    #30
  7. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    No, he's not. And he's right. If the listed reporters still are interested in staying in the industry, they will be hired. The same happened when FanHouse originally was busted up.
     
    Versatile, Mar 28, 2013
    #31
  8. Riptide

    Riptide Well-Known Member

    Three managers were part of the purge. Two had been there for 20+ years.
     
    Riptide, Mar 28, 2013
    #32
  9. mpcincal

    mpcincal Well-Known Member

    I was afraid I was going to see Stan McNeal's name there. Worked under him at the San Diego U-T in the 1990s, and he was a great dude and very encouraging to a college student getting his journalism legs under him. Hope he lands on his feet.
     
    mpcincal, Mar 28, 2013
    #33
  10. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Some people from that group are still looking. Not everybody was hired and some who were had a long wait. There are way more talented journalists than spots right now. Some have taken other spots and been laid off from those, too.
    Lovely business.
     
    Moderator1, Mar 28, 2013
    #34
  11. zagoshe

    zagoshe Well-Known Member

    I'm glad there is an optimistic tone to the "hey these are all good people they will get hired" but excuse me if I don't share that or feel that sentiment - where the hell are the jobs? ESPN, Yahoo and CBS Sports can't hire everyone, newspapers aren't hiring anybody these days, magazines are dead and the internet is crowded with a bunch of bloggers who do the shit for free.

    Where are all these jobs these good journalists are going to get?
     
    zagoshe, Mar 28, 2013
    #35
  12. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    Interesting news, to say the least. The Sporting News brought back their football and basketball yearbooks this year after a year hiatus.
     
    Cosmo, Mar 28, 2013
    #36
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