Layoffs coming at the OCR...

FWIW, I just spent about a week at a hotel in the OC and read the (free) OCR every day; I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the content. Sure, there was the occassional blatant promo piece (like this one: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/watch-643086-space-breitling.html), but for the most part the stories were of quality. And I thought the sports section was especially strong. Plus, they had 2 pages of color comics each day.

One thing I was struck by was the number of local, mom-and-pop store ads. The ad content had a 1980s vibe. Which may be a good thing, I dunno,

 

I still think the OCR is a good paper, despite the shit it's gone through and the broken promises it made to a lot of people. It's just too bad this had to happen to a lot of talented people.

Question: Any writers among this layoff group or is it mostly upper management?

 

It's painfully obvious that Kushner didn't really know what he was doing. Problem: Nobody else does, either, or at least hasn't demonstrated said knowledge. Give the man props for trying, even if the effort was misguided and poorly executed. It's a tough damn business.

 

At the introductory town hall meeting in June 2012, someone asked Kushner why he felt he could succeed when most of the industry is failing. His answer: "Because we're smarter than they are."
Any ray of hope I had was dimmed considerably at that moment. I went back to my department and said, "If you think you're smarter than everybody else, you better damn well be, or there are going to be a lot of problems."
I was so sorry to be correct.

 

The one corporate chickenshit actually wanted the employees to write thank you notes to Kushner.

 

I mean, the guy still owns the company, so...