Tag: news+business
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Mercury News plans to cut one-quarter of newsroom positions this summer – Grade the News
Yeah John, but which quarter? Do you really think they’re cutting city hall and cops reporters? Mercury News plans to cut one-quarter of newsroom positions this summer – Grade the News
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Like Chron, Merc to cut 1/4th of newsroom – Peninsula Press Club
Take this story with a grain of salt. Lots of moving parts. Like Chron, Merc to cut 1/4th of newsroom – Peninsula Press Club
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SPECIAL REPORT: As Cuts Trim News Pages and Newsrooms — What Gets Lost? – E&P
Joe Strupp reports on what’s changing as papers cut newsroom staff, but what’s missing is coverage on what exactly is getting cut. Is it local news or is it coverage of state/nation/world that comes from wires now? SPECIAL REPORT: As Cuts Trim News Pages and Newsrooms — What Gets Lost? – E&P
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If these walls could talk — farewell, Tribune tower
Oakland Tribune staffer Angela Hill takes on the task of writing the paper’s send-off to the Tribune Tower, and downtown Oakland. If these walls could talk — farewell, Tribune tower
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Orlando’s ‘New Newsroom’ – Online News Squared
Worth a read – the full memo on layoffs, restructuring, re-aligning in Orlando. Orlando’s ‘New Newsroom’ – Online News Squared
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Matt’s story on the press closing
“About 10:30 tonight a copy editor will drop the last negative of the day down a chute to the pressroom and bang on the metal door to signal that the paper is ready to roll.” Matt’s story on the press closing
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Denver Post offers newsroom buyouts
“The Post’s buyouts are available to full- time union-represented and management employees ages 50 and older. Workers with 20 or more years with the company will get a year’s pay; those with less than 20 years will receive two weeks’ pay per year of servi Denver Post offers newsroom buyouts
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Say goodbye to the page view as an ad metric – Terry Heaton
“The Wall St. Journal is reporting that Nielsen NetRatings will drop the page view as a metric to measure web traffic and instead rely more on time spent on a site. ComScore, according to the report, will also begin de-emphasizing page views.” Say goodbye to the page view as an ad metric – Terry Heaton
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The Crisis of Consolidation in Bay Area News Media – Grade the News
Phil Trounstine on the Hearst/MediaNews dealings. I’ve seen no hint of any combination of journalistic forces, but here’s the warning about what if.. via Romenesko. The Crisis of Consolidation in Bay Area News Media – Grade the News
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Newspapers Struggle to Respond to Web Challenge – CIO.com
Seven pages on the subject with a narrative lede involving delivery trucks and a crisp winter morning. Thx Mark. Newspapers Struggle to Respond to Web Challenge – CIO.com