'L.A.Times' Closes Plant, Cuts Another 110 Jobs (MSM sinking?)

Editor and Publisher ^ | 12/05/05 | Associated Press

[randog]

I wonder what they are thinking on the Old York Times...

Right now they're probably wondering why their stock is sinking like a rock when it's "everyone else that's in trouble".

[GoBucks2002]

They're closing a plant in America. They MUST be outsourcing, sending jobs overseas, "and under George Bush, they get a tax break for doing so" (as we were told ad nauseam during the last campaign).

Newspapers condemn other businesses for laying people off, yet they do it and it appears fine. Hmmm..... how much does their CEO make? Where does he live? How many cars does he have? He must be eeeevilllll.

Oh, wait. He owns a publishing company. He can do whatever he wants.

[Pompah]

Like a bus load of lawyers plunging off a cliff,

Hey. It's a start.

[GoBucks2002]

You've got to feel sorry for the L.A. Times. How many of the people in Los Angeles either a) don't understand English b) can't read c) don't care for the politics of the Times or d) aren't native to California and don't particularly care about California?

Ironic, then, that a) and b) came about because of the liberal policies championed by the paper?

[Doctor Raoul]

Raoul's First Law of Journalism
BIAS = LAYOFFS

[Doctor Raoul]

"Torpedo los" as we used to say in the U-Boats...

[DancesWithBolsheviks]

I smell a coming sequel to 'Roger and Me.'

[hemogoblin]

Time for one of these, too:

[Semi Civil Servant]

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Syncronized nose dives. I tried to make one chart with both TRB and NYT versus the DJI for the past year but was not able to select for one chart in Yahoo.

[hemogoblin]

I *ahem* work for NYT regional newspapers. So this is the definition of mixed emotions for me.

I wish to hell they could see what they're doing wrong. But I know they never will.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

So this is the definition of mixed emotions for me.

Hope they provide a pension. Good luck to you and yours.

[DuckFan4ever]

I hope you have a job in the online section of the paper. Print media is done. Too old by the time it hits the street in the age of 24 hour news media. Plus, newspapers are ecologically unsound.

[de Buillion]

"'L.A.Times' Closes Plant, Cuts Another 110 Jobs "

Thanks for your loyal service, and Merry Christmas, folks!

[Kiss Me Hardy]

Being in the ONline section is no guarantee. Should see the way BusinessWeek is screwing its franchise, pumping out the Democratic talking points.

[appeal2]

Their whole declining sales and withering circulation is really just a cover. By destroying the paper, think how many trees will be spared. It is a triumph of environmentalism too. And when their websites are taken off the internet because no one is reading them, think of the reduction of electrical consumption leading to less greenhouse gases in the environment. In fact this could be a trend that eventually engulfs the MSM.

[de Buillion]

Sounds like a plan!

[PA Engineer]

Bump to enjoy reading another day. ;-)

[GloriaJane]

"See, there IS good news from the AP!"

LOL!! I almost lost my sip of Pepsi when I read your post! LOL!! I Love it!!