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Buyout Plan Announced at Philadelphia Dailies, Layoffs Could Follow
Editor & Publisher ^
| 9-20-05
| By Joe Strupp
Posted on 09/20/2005 5:03:06 PM PDT by Tribune7
The rumor mill had it right. Buyouts aimed at reducing staffing at the Philadelphia Inquirer and its Knight Ridder stablemate The Daily News were announced this morning.
In a memo to staff Tuesday, Daily News Editor Michael Days called it "a lousy day." He said full-time Guild-covered employees were eligible.
"The goal is to reduce our staff by about 25 employees before the end of the year," he wrote. "The Inky's goal is about 75 staffers.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: inquirer; layoffs; liberalmedia; liberalrag; newspapers; philadelphiainquirer; phillyrag
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posted on
09/20/2005 5:03:08 PM PDT
by
Tribune7
To: Temple Owl
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posted on
09/20/2005 5:03:26 PM PDT
by
Tribune7
To: Owl_Eagle; brityank; Physicist; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; GOPJ; abner; baseballmom; Willie Green; Mo1; ..
ping
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posted on
09/20/2005 5:03:55 PM PDT
by
Tribune7
To: Tribune7
boy, first the NYT and now this....the print media is running full speed into the ground!
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posted on
09/20/2005 5:24:35 PM PDT
by
flashbunny
(Do you believe in the Constitution only until it keeps the government from doing what you want?)
To: flashbunny
I am weeping for they. Tears cloud my eyes and drip on my keyboard as I type.
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posted on
09/20/2005 5:30:09 PM PDT
by
Tribune7
To: Tribune7
The internet and the ability to get the truth is taking it's toll . Long live the free internet it will keep us free.
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posted on
09/20/2005 6:06:01 PM PDT
by
G-Man 1
To: G-Man 1
The internet and the ability to get the truth is taking it's toll . Long live the free internet it will keep us free. Ditto that.
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posted on
09/20/2005 6:53:59 PM PDT
by
Tribune7
To: Tribune7
This is just the beginning for the liberal rag "Inquirer"! I dropped my subscription in 2000 when they endorsed Gore over Bush. A strongly worded letter followed giving my points of dissatisfaction with their left leaning ideology, as will as their constant willingness to endorse DemocRats.
They will drive the newspaper into the ground and when it's all said and done they'll ask Why? The sooner they go Belly-Up the better off S.E. Pennsylvania will be. They certainly won't be missed.
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posted on
09/20/2005 7:02:59 PM PDT
by
Rabble
(Just When is John F sKerry going to release his USNR military records ?)
To: Tribune7
...and CNBC today had a brief story about how some of the biggest department store organizations like Federated are cutting back signifcantly on their newspaper advertising, going to such measures as direct mail and internet ads instead - more lost revenue means more layoffs in the near future, let's hope.....
To: Tribune7
Newspapers
There just really isn't any good reason to keep them around any longer.
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posted on
09/20/2005 8:54:22 PM PDT
by
Rome2000
(Peace is not an option)
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