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Plain Dealer lays off a third of unionized newsroom staff
Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) ^ | 01 Apr 2019 | Tom Feran

Posted on 04/02/2019 7:38:33 AM PDT by relictele

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To: catnipman

They want to force you to pay for them to lie to you.

Total scum.


61 posted on 04/02/2019 10:26:36 AM PDT by cgbg (Democracy dies in darkness when Bezos bans books.)
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To: relictele
Rodrigue blamed the cuts on the continuing decline in advertising revenue that has battered virtually all mass media, including television, radio and digital-first news organizations such as cleveland.com

Couldn't possibly have anything to do with the leftist lies and distortions that they peddle as facts. Ever notice that leftists ALWAYS blame someone else when their ideas cause problems. It's never the bad idea itself

62 posted on 04/02/2019 11:03:31 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: cgbg

“They want to force you to pay for them to lie to you.”

indeed. but i can get all the lies i want for free on the internet ...


63 posted on 04/02/2019 11:11:53 AM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: relictele

“The Gannett web template (USA Today, et al) is nigh-on unusable and always has been yet they stick with it.

that’s actually the norm for most print pubs that converted to digital.

Instead of hiring experienced web experts that know what the hell they’re doing, they try to convert clueless surplus printer devils, layout techs, and the like to avoid layoffs and/or because of the unions, and the results are pretty much what you would get from trying to convert coal miners to “coders” ...


64 posted on 04/02/2019 11:18:36 AM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: BipolarBob

Reporters and union tools. It’s a twofer!


65 posted on 04/02/2019 12:01:21 PM PDT by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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