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| Salt Lake City Tribune Cans One Third Of Newsroom Staff |
| 2018-05-15 |
| Another chapter in the long, agonizing death of the newspaper industry. In a radical restructuring of Utah’s largest newspaper, owner Paul Huntsman proceeded Monday with cutting 34 Salt Lake Tribune employees from a newsroom staff of 90, along with the elimination of key print sections and some well-known writers who were read for generations. After sounding the alarm last Tuesday, Huntsman ‐ whose wealthy father, philanthropist and Tribune champion Jon Huntsman Sr., died Feb. 2 ‐ enacted a drastic reduction in costs at The Tribune in light of what he said were unexpectedly sharp declines in print circulation and advertising revenues since he bought the Salt Lake City-based publication in 2016. Along with cutting one in every three newsroom employees, The Tribune will eliminate its high-profile Utah news section Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, having already gone dark with its Monday version of the local news page. Remaining pages devoted to news, features, entertainment, business, sports and puzzles will all contract slightly. Among those lost to loyal readers is longtime political reporter and columnist Paul Rolly, who voluntarily stepped aside 44 years after beginning his career as a Tribune copy clerk and cub reporter in the paper’s Main Street offices. |
| Posted by:Raj |
| #7 Classism. They have credentials! The printers and pressmen who went before them were unworthy of retention of course. First they came...... |
| Posted by: P2kontheroad 2018-05-15 22:35 |
| #6 "Don't worry bout A reason they're so touchy? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-05-15 20:16 |
| #5 I miss the feel of paper... U-Haul sell wrapping paper that is nothing more than virgin newsprint paper. Check it out, a box of that and you can feel all the paper you ever wanted. |
| Posted by: Betty Hatfield5124 2018-05-15 20:12 |
| #4 Reporters = Parrots, their only job requirement is to be able to read. |
| Posted by: CC Reader 2018-05-15 18:00 |
| #3 I used to take a local paper. The paper in question was purchased by TX company. After this occurred much of the local news was dropped only to be replaced by AP, NYT and etc. The price was tripled. I miss the feel of paper, the local news and local sale information. The internet with local apps like NEIGHBORHOOD, Local TV apps and WEATHERUNDERGROUNDhave filled all the holes except the feel of paper. The local TV news has been corrupted by the ”FAKENEWS” reports.. |
| Posted by: CC Reader 2018-05-15 17:58 |
| #2 Print media is said will be gone in ten years. They are doing such a poor job now the sooner the better their demise. Other liberal media outlets are suffering loss of revenue as well. Similarly higher education political programing. Target audience is not where the money is. Typically they don't want to pay for anything. |
| Posted by: Dale 2018-05-15 16:16 |
| #1 Well, it's a start. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2018-05-15 13:42 |