McClatchy to eliminate 1,600 jobs

Do the Star-Telegram cuts count toward this or are they going to be hit again?

 

I don't believe they count, but that's not a guarantee they'll be hit again.

 

A TON of former co-workers and colleagues in Raleigh, Columbia and Rock Hill. Good luck to all.

 

The next round of cuts at the S-T will be to shutter the place. There's nowhere else left to cut.

 

The news item says that McClatchy estimates the severance costs of the 1,600 lost jobs to to $30 million.

That's an average of $18,750 in costs to the paper, not all of which shows up as cash in the pockets of people thrown overboard.

Nice to know that these places are willing to come up with $19K a head to damage their product, betray their trust with readers, crush your career and jeopardize your (and your family's) well-being.

 

Yes, they count. Last line of linked story:

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram in Texas and The Sun News of Myrtle Beach, S.C., also disclosed job cuts last week, which are part of the 1,600 announced Monday.

 

Aaargh. One of my good friends works at a McClatchy shop ... such a rotten fucking business.

 

absolutely disheartening.

especially since I just strung a game for the Miami Herald, and those guys were nothing but helpful and great to work with

 

The Miami Herald has always been one of my favorite papers. The Sacramento Bee used to have better NBA coverage than maybe any other paper in the country.

 

Guess it would help to, you know, actually read the story.

Thanks.

 

I concur. I worked the NBA Finals for them a few years ago and they really made me feel like part of the team.

 

Tacoma and Olympia will know "in the next week or so," according to an e-mail from the publisher.

Lots of friends scattered through McC, including Fresno, Olympia and Tacoma, which also has a special place in my heart. Sigh.