Washington Post to Close Bureaus in NY, Chicago, LA (Dinosaur Media DeathWatch™)

Washington City Paper ^ | November 24, 2009 | Eric Wemple

[abb]

According to an informed source, the Washington Post will soon announce that it will close its news bureaus in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, as part of a cost-saving measure.

It's unclear just when the closings will take place; however, the source says that the Post will not be laying off correspondents in those bureaus, but rather will be bringing them back to the mother ship, the better to focus on the Post's core mission of reporting on Washington.

More to come.

UPDATE, 5:03 P.M.: Memo from management---though correspondents are spared the ax, three news aides will lose their jobs. And those news aides did a lot of reporting, too.

To the Staff:

Today we have informed our news colleagues in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles that we are closing the offices in those cities, effective Dec. 31. The reporters in those bureaus are being offered new roles here in Washington. Regretfully, the three news aides, who have been dedicated colleagues and are friends of many here, will be let go.

At a time of limited resources and increased competitive pressure, it's necessary to concentrate our journalistic firepower on our central mission of covering Washington and the news, trends and ideas that shape both the region and the country’s politics, policies and government.

We will continue to cover events around the country as we have for decades, by sending reporters into the field. We have a strong tradition of bringing understanding and authority to our coverage of politics and issues that matter, wherever the stories take us. The evidence is visible daily in The Post: our deeply reported narrative series on the human consequences of the economic downturn; our insightful coverage of the healthcare debate, from the efficient hallways of the Mayo Clinic to the raucous townhalls of last August; even the ongoing coverage of the Ft. Hood shootings or the impending 2010 midterm campaigns.

Our commitment to national news of interest to our readers is undiminished, and we will maintain the level and caliber of coverage our readers expect.

Marcus Liz Raju

[abb]

Tuesday evening good news.

[abb]

ping

[Huskrrrr]

Fire everyone and simply copy the AP news releases. No one will notice.

[abb]

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[The Comedian]

New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, the Moe, Curly, and Larry of formerly-great American cities.

No surprise, since there isn't anyone in any of those cities who can read, let alone write.

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[cranked]

Libtard media has sown what it will reap. Buh-bye.

[kidd]

Make the paper into one big editorial and opinion page.

It won’t change what they’re doing already but the liberals can dump their tiny minds onto paper from the home office instead of exotic Chicago. WaPo hasn’t let facts get in the way before anyway, so why pretend otherwise by keeping offices open in other cities?

Readership will die off of course, but its doing that anyway.

[DCPatriot]

Seems all they have to do is hire freelance writers in those cities networked with TEAMVIEWER and they’re still in business.

Hell...they’d only need intelligent people with a computer addiction, and they could still supply the POST homeoffice with the latest news.

[abb]

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[Cementjungle]

Fire everyone and simply copy the AP news releases. No one will notice.

Between those and the DNC talking points memos they're covered.

[Chode]

[abb]

[Hardastarboard]

Fire everyone and simply copy the AP news releases DNC faxes.

Come to think of it, they're already doing that.

[abb]

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[freespirited]

Cant wait until they close their Washington office.

[GOPJ]

Why don’t the cover the global warming fraud and ACORN and get some friggin’ readers?

[Huskrrrr]

No kidding!

[MovementConservative]

At a time of limited resources and increased competitive pressure, it's necessary to concentrate our journalistic firepower on our central mission of covering Washington and the news running hit pieces on Palin and GOP gubernatorial candidates,...

Fixed it.

[iopscusa]

Thanks ABB you are the best Journalist covering the Decline & Fall of the Fishwrap Press!!! I could not resist a post on the local Wash City Paper that broke the WaPo closure story. Here’s what I left on their report about what FishWrapper Papers are trying to do to save themselves:
‘What are these Media Moguls thinking?!? They are the most reviled partison news sources in the country and they think they will attract customers to their rapidly declining readership by putting up pay walls?....it’s a Whole New World and the Media Masters are as doomed as the Dinosaurs watching that bright glow in the sky!!!! Want to see real reporting that the Lame Media ignores, search for: ‘CRE climate fraud’ or ‘AGW liars’ to see the future of information transference!

[Landru]

"According to an informed source, the Washington Post will soon announce that it will close its news bureaus in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, as part of a cost-saving measure."

Informed source?
Like maybe one of the three axed "news aids", maybe? LOL

And the omission of "unexpectedly"?
Mark of real pros, abb. LOL

"We will continue to cover events around the country as we have for decades..."

We'll just see about that. :o)

"The evidence is visible daily in The Post: our deeply reported narrative series on the human consequences of the economic downturn; our insightful coverage of the healthcare debate, from the efficient hallways of the Mayo Clinic to the raucous townhalls of last August; even the ongoing coverage of the Ft. Hood shootings or the impending 2010 midterm campaigns."

That, is how they view themselves.
Truly a psychotic bunch, the entire profession. {spit}

'Marcus Liz Raju'

>?<
WTH is that anyway, abb?
Man? Woman? Or one of those new hybrids I've heard about. LOL!!