Posted on 03/16/2009 2:10:29 PM PDT by JoeProBono
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the 146-year-old US newspaper, will print its final edition on Tuesday before becoming a strictly online operation. Owner Hearst Corporation has failed in its attempts to find a buyer for the paper, put on sale in January. America's newspaper industry has been badly hit by the downturn, and a number of titles face closure. The decision to go solely online is the first such venture for a large US paper. However, the website will be run solely as a source of local news and opinion, rather than an internet incarnation of the former newspaper. There will be an editorial staff of 20, compared to the previous 150. The remaining editorial staff will be expected to write, edit, take photos, and shoot video.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
Sadly, the the only people being laid off will probably be the people least responsable for their decline (printing press operators, delivery drivers, etc.). The biased, uber-liberal “journalists” will probably continue to work for them.
130 losing editorial jobs, how many printers and delivery people will lose their jobs?
Hurry up and fold, you mofos.
LOL! The liberal geeks are business geniuses aren't they.
Gee, union guys. Dead industry.
I sense a pattern( government unions excepted )
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.