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Gannett to cut 1,400 jobs in new round of cuts (Yay!)
AP ^ | 7-01-2009

Posted on 07/01/2009 1:54:55 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache

Gannett to cut 1,400 jobs in new round of cuts

NEW YORK – Newspaper publisher Gannett Co. plans to cut 1,400 jobs in the next few weeks, about 3 percent of the work force, as it faces a prolonged slump in advertising revenue.

The majority of layoffs will come by July 9, he said.

The move follows a 10 percent cut at Gannett last year, which left the company with about 41,500 employees.

Gannett publishes USA Today, the largest newspaper by circulation in the U.S., along with dozens of other newspapers

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: gannett; layoffs; liberalmedia; michigan; newspapers; usatoday
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1 posted on 07/01/2009 1:54:55 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache
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To: My Favorite Headache

Add more cuts to Florida Today...the liberal socialist rag of Central Florida as they are Gannett owned as well. They never learn.


2 posted on 07/01/2009 1:55:45 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache (An oath to a liar is no oath at all)
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To: My Favorite Headache

Looks like that stimulus is working out for you there in the USA? Probably with a few more printing presses, we’ll all be millionaries. The wealth of the USA, looks like has vanished.


3 posted on 07/01/2009 1:57:44 PM PDT by rovenstinez
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To: My Favorite Headache
From the Article: as it faces a prolonged slump in advertising revenue

Comes from biting the hand that feeds you.

4 posted on 07/01/2009 2:07:25 PM PDT by sr4402
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>> The wealth of the USA, looks like has vanished

No, not vanished. The foundation of wealth of the USA is in its people, their can-do attitude, and their hard work and perseverence and entrepreneurship.

I’m sorry to say, however, that the level of official corruption is increasing in the US. I shudder to think that if it gets ten times worse (or so), it might actually begin to approach the level of corruption in Mejico. How’s that working out for YOU, FRiend? :-)

Also, when you read this weepy little article, keep in mind that these are JOURNALISTS. They HAVE no real skills. No big loss to the country if they aren’t working.


5 posted on 07/01/2009 2:09:52 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Stop dissing drunken sailors! At least they spend their OWN money.)
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Excerpt: Total average paid circulation for print and electronic editions of the (WS) Journal increased 0.6% to 2.08 million, from 2.07 million in last year’s first quarter. USA Today remained the largest U.S. newspaper, with a circulation of 2.11 million.  LINK

The only problem with that, is that USA Today is handed out for free in hotels across the nation, and many of them go unread.  People actually buy and read the WSJ.


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6 posted on 07/01/2009 2:10:00 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (_res__ent of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama)
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To: My Favorite Headache

Gannett took over the Indy Star. I hope they all go down.


7 posted on 07/01/2009 2:13:43 PM PDT by caver (Obama's first goals: allow more killing of innocents and allow the killers of innocents to go free.)
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The only problem with that, is that USA Today is handed out for free in hotels across the nation, and many of them go unread.

Usually you can specify that you don't want the paper at check-in time. Otherwise you have to step over it to get out in the morning. And in that case, you DID just buy it.

8 posted on 07/01/2009 2:15:21 PM PDT by thulldud (It HAS happened here!)
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To: My Favorite Headache

The sad part is that many of the people that lose their jobs may not be in agreement with the company’s political bias.


9 posted on 07/01/2009 2:21:38 PM PDT by 353FMG
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10 posted on 07/01/2009 2:26:27 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: grellis; AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; ...

MSMDW.


11 posted on 07/01/2009 2:32:42 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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that is a good reminder. I didn’t realize that counted as a “sale” in their accounting... I’ll begin saying NO at hte desk.


12 posted on 07/01/2009 2:39:06 PM PDT by bareford101 (the United States of Africa)
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To: thulldud

It hasn’t shown up on any of our bills.


13 posted on 07/01/2009 2:41:38 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (_res__ent of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama)
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They don’t charge the guest for the paper, but it counts as a paid copy for advertising rates.

Our local paper got busted for delivering many extra papers to all the hotels and claiming those papers as circulation. It cost them a bundle in advertiser lawsuits.

Then they wonder why advertising is down.


14 posted on 07/01/2009 2:45:52 PM PDT by MediaMole
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Are the hotels actually paying for the papers?


15 posted on 07/01/2009 2:57:39 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (_res__ent of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama)
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To: Nervous Tick

Good point, indeed the true wealth of America is it’s hard entreprenuial people. Mejico... you know, I think things are slowly improving. Talked Monday to a young administrator of a hotel, his father was kidnapped, a brother. He cooperted with the kidnap squad, he was rather impressed with their GPS ability to track cell phones, their professional guiding him on how to deal with the Familia... I do honestly think there are some policemen who are doing their best. Bribes are very HIGH, and so often is the case, if the criminals can’t bribe the police, they’ll bribe the Ministerio Publico, DA...or the judges. But I see a glimmer of hope, and think that there is a rising awareness in Mexico that people want things cleaned up.... Everyone says kidnappings are down from a year ago, and extorn. Where they charge you a ‘fee’ to protect you from the thugs and Zetas.


16 posted on 07/01/2009 2:59:43 PM PDT by rovenstinez
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“Looks like that stimulus is working out for you there in the USA? Probably with a few more printing presses, we’ll all be millionaries. The wealth of the USA, looks like has vanished.”
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Some of our wealth surely has vanished...the other part of it is being sorely mistreated.


17 posted on 07/01/2009 3:00:09 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Country and the Tea Party! Take America Back! [I hate the TRAITORS in the enemedia.])
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Are the hotels actually paying for the papers?

No, the patron pays. You can tell the desk jockey at check-in that you don't want USA Today and they'll credit your account for the cost of the newspaper. You only have to ask.

18 posted on 07/01/2009 3:18:19 PM PDT by spald
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Then I’ll be glad to do it.

Thanks.


19 posted on 07/01/2009 3:21:12 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (_res__ent of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama)
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To: My Favorite Headache
that's ok.. they'll all get jobs in the Ministry of Truth rewriting history. they've had decades of practice and already know how to make a conservative economic growth look like a recession

While with liberal policies and the loss of a million jobs by a socialist look like a victory since it isn't the 1.1 million jobs ... thereby there was a growth of 100,000 jobs instead of a loss of a million jobs.

Neat, Huh?

20 posted on 07/01/2009 3:29:48 PM PDT by erman (Outside of a dog, a book is man's best companion. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.)
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