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From PBN's story:
"The company [Gannett] made $233 million in the second quarter, about $130 million less than a year ago."
Aw...pua t'ings - on'y made 233-million....
And if profits were so junk EVERY quarter, that would mean they make less than a Billion for the year. Pass the tissues . . .
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I'll be curious how Dick Adair came to be laid off, if the union contract heavily favors and protects seniority. He's been there decades, I think.
Horrible news. Not unexpected, but horrible for the people involved. It'll be interesting to see how guild negotiations go from here forward -- I doubt they'll be warmer than they've been so far!
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TV news - KITV@6PM maybe? - said that the newspaper was asking for photographers to also write news stories. I've gotta watch again at 10pm and pay more attention this time!Now run along and play, but don’t get into trouble.
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Originally posted by Amati View PostTV news - KITV@6PM maybe? - said that the newspaper was asking for photographers to also write news stories. I've gotta watch again at 10pm and pay more attention this time!
I smell a newspaper that could go under due to really poor leadership.Now run along and play, but don’t get into trouble.
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Originally posted by Amati View Postasking for photographers to write stories, and reporters to take photos
Best wishes to all the families affected (even the employees who still have their jobs but now have a bad taste in their mouth and knots in their gut)
"By concealing your desires, you may trick people into being cruel about the wrong thing." --Steven Aylett, Fain the Sorcerer
"You gotta get me to the tall corn." --David Mamet, Spartan
"Amateurs talk technology, professionals talk conditions." --(unknown)
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Originally posted by Amati View PostYes, 10pm news report says that the station is asking for photographers to write stories, and reporters to take photos.
I smell a newspaper that could go under due to really poor leadership.
There aren't that many photographers with writing skills. The Star-Bulletin had three with journalism degrees. Two left and a third is now doing something other than photography.
The Advertiser doesn't have any photographers with a journalism degree, and the older ones certainly aren't writers.
The previous generations of photographers and writers were specialists. It's the younger ones who have greater flexibility -- unfortunately they also have less seniority and are at risk of getting laid off first.
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Journalism seems to have changed a lot and of course now it is all about the almighty buck.
Hence the blurring between entertainment and news.
I've seen it happen to CNN and I've seen it happen to the Advertiser.
How many feature articles do we need about Ala Moana's "Bodies" exhibit anyway?
Of course the Advertiser relies heavily on Ala Moana ads to survive, but do they take us for idiots?
Commercials disguised as news.
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