MediaNews considering consolidation of copy desk, pagination

[SEeditor]

http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/romenesko/119148/medianews-considers-copy-desk-consolidation/

 

[MileHigh]

Uncle Dean says there are no plans to do this, even though it's been done in SoCal and NoCal to pathetic results.

http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/romenesko/119193/singleton-no-plans-for-national-consolidation-of-medianews-editing-processes/

Uncle Dean says it was also "irresponsible" for the union to put out the press release today.

 

[rpmmutant]

Methinks the lady does protest too much.

 

[MileHigh]

Here's what consolidation gets you.

http://reporter-g.blogspot.com/2011/02/technical-difficults-lead-to-one-day.html

And this

http://reporter-g.blogspot.com/2011/02/computer-problems-persist-in-lang.html

 

[LanceyHoward]

Let's see. Singleton called the union but it was not about cutting jobs. I wonder why else Singleton would call the union? What could he possibly be talking about?

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

Might as well. Most of these papers are running skeleton staffs on the desks anyways.