Los Angeles Times cutting 74 positions

Unless your surname is Murdoch or Adelson.

 

Neither of whom is making big money off newspapers.

 

LA Times Guild calls for one-day walkout to protest staff cuts - Los Angeles Times

What difference will this make? What successful job actions have there been at American newspapers in the past five years? The past 10 years?

 

Are you familiar with the term "loss leader?"

 

None.

 

Pittsburg Post-Gazette staffers have been on strike October 2022 and the P-G continues to put out its e-editions with zero disruption and minimal public outcry.

 

Byline boycotts and one-day walkouts merely are back-patting “Look at us!” moves. The public shrugs if it even knows, management laughs and takes names to remember for the future, and the publication or site rolls on. No one cares.

“Oh, but this sends a message!”

It doesn’t. Pittsburgh is a fine example. What happened in LA with the big ol’ walkout? Nothing. Bunch of social media posts. Bunch of shrugs. And after the big protest, back to work.

 

C'mon, now ... Pittsburgh!

 

Talking about the Gorillas, I’m sure.

 

supposedly Henry making money in Boston

 

Managing Editor Sara Yasin departs amid L.A. Times turmoil - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)