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San Francisco Chronicle may cut half news staff
2009-03-07
The San Francisco Chronicle may cut 225 out of 460 newsroom positions if the union that represents the journalists doesnÂ’t meet the companyÂ’s demands, according to reports.
The heart (urp) bleeds ...
If the union does agree to concessions, the San Francisco paper would cut 150 newsroom positions. The paper wants workers to give up seniority rights, cut back vacation, sick time and maternity/paternity leave. The Chronicle also wants the union to let the paper outsource some work to non-union employees, according to the East Bay Express.
Posted by:Steve White

#11  They're gonna fire AP?
Posted by: mojo   2009-03-07 17:40  

#10  Hang in there union leaders! It's not your jobs on the line. Hang tough and raise the dues on those that are left so you break even.
Posted by: Muggsy Glink   2009-03-07 15:26  

#9  Whahahahhaaaaaa
Posted by: Besoeker    2009-03-07 14:27  

#8  Thankyew, thankyew, Abu.

I'll be here all week. Try the veal. ;-p
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2009-03-07 14:26  

#7  I nominate Barbara for snark of the day.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2009-03-07 13:45  

#6  In the old days, the sports section was printed on green paper (The Sporting Green), so you quickly identify the few pages worth reading.
Posted by: Snash Oppressor of the Faith9727   2009-03-07 12:05  

#5  Yes it will, because Journalism schools will stop being a favorite choice for young people who "want to make a difference"---some of the vermin may even be forced to work for a living.

Nah. Work for a living? They'll change their majors to the university papered and equally minimal challenging 'Public Recreation' to be some of the Obama newly created five million government jobs in 'Public Recreation'.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2009-03-07 09:05  

#4  The death of most current media outfits won't help the situation

Yes it will, because Journalism schools will stop being a favorite choice for young people who "want to make a difference"---some of the vermin may even be forced to work for a living.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2009-03-07 07:28  

#3  And that was a famously crappy paper back when some papers were half-decent, half the time.

The death of most current media outfits won't help the situation, which remains one in which gathering, selection, framing, reporting, and most discussion of current events and issues is distorted and tendentious beyond salvation. The last ones standing will still be as awful as most have become in the last 10-15 years.
Posted by: Verlaine   2009-03-07 03:20  

#2  How about cutting each member of staff in half?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2009-03-07 01:25  

#1  "San Francisco Chronicle may cut half news staff"

Would that be the half that lies, or the half that prevaricates?
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2009-03-07 00:14  

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