Posted on 05/18/2007 6:34:11 AM PDT by abb
Great stuff there.
I quit reading the Chronicle after Herb Caen retired.
Loved his ... journalism. Never found anyone who measured up to his style!
Bay City Rolled: 'SF Chronicle' To Lose 100 Newsroom Jobs, Guild Says
By E&P Staff
Published: May 18, 2007 10:10 AM ET
NEW YORK Management at Hearst's San Francisco Chronicle informed the newspaper guild Thursday that it plans to cut 80 union and 20 management positions in the newsroom, according to the guild, representing about a 25% reduction.
The newsroom staff current amounts to about 400.
In a statement, Michael Cabanatuan, president of the Northern California Media Workers Guild, said management described the cuts as necessary because the paper is losing substantial funds. It has suffered steep circulation drops in recent years.
Cabanatuan said the guild has proposed a plan to reach the target number of job reductions through voluntary buyouts and retirement incentives, rather than straight layoffs.
Chronicle Publisher Frank Vega said, "Representatives from the Chronicle did meet (Thursday) with Guild representatives to initiate discussions on early retirement and buyout programs involving a significant number of people. We are not prepared to discuss specifics because it was just a preliminary conversation."
i doubnt this is because of bias. I think all of the Conservatives and Republicans moved outof San Fran a long time ago.
I am sure Miss Morford is protected status however.
Dinosaur Media DeathWatch™
I perk up at threads with this subtitle. Elitist MSM snobs get what’s coming to them. I think they call it “Schadenfreude” or some such.
I like to think of it this way: "Every dark cloud has a silver lining."
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