Layoffs next at (Baltimore) Sun as buyouts fall short (Dinosaur Media DeathWatch™)

Maryland Daily Record ^ | July 14, 2008 | Liz Farmer

[abb]

It's hardly even news anymore.

[abb]

ping

[xDGx]

Odd, the Guild iself does not seem to be downsizing to keep pace with their membership...

http://www.wbng.org/

[Doctor Raoul]

David Swanson, the After Downing Street moonbat has ties to that “Guild”.

[detective]

The Baltimore Sun is a leftist rag that prints only Democrat propaganda. I don’t know why anyone would pay money to read it.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Yep, newspaper after newspaper across the country has seen circulation drop, ad revenue drop, and layoffs continuing.

The papers just can’t compete nowadays. The anecdotal evidence years ago was that the coming of TV and TV news helped kill off afternoon newspapers in most cities. And the evidence today is that the internet and cable news channels 24/7 is killing off the concept of a printed newspaper.

There continue to be rumors that some major daily newspaper will go to a web only format sometime in the next few years. That would be a big milestone if some papers decide not to even print a printed paper. It’s a huge expense to print and distribute newspapers every day. And perhaps a needless one nowadays when so many of their customers will simply read the paper on the web.

[Loyal Buckeye]

In the end, we will have 3 big newspapers and a lot of suburban weeklies/bi-weeklies, IMO.

[abb]

There continue to be rumors that some major daily newspaper will go to a web only format sometime in the next few years

This is a foregone proposition. The Tribune Company (Baltimore Sun, LA Times, etc) will likely be bankrupt within the next year. McClatchy (SacBee, Miami Herald, etc) won't be far behind. Revenues from online won't be near enough to support the payroll they have now. It's like the Pony Express trying to compete with the telegraph.

[xDGx]

I support my smaller local papers that don’t spew leftist tripe. I really like the newspaper format, but will not buy any of the Commie rags. Letting advertisers for both knowing your buying preferences is often useful ;)

[sauropod]

Couldn’t happen to a better newspaper.

/retch

[wally_bert]

I would love nothing more than to see "The State" here in Columbia cease printing. My wife insists on getting the fishwrap for some reason and refuses to cancel it. You can get it free on line anyway. All it is good for as far as I am concerned is packing material for packages.

[litehaus]

"My wife insists on getting the fishwrap for some reason"

Puzzles xwords etc etc maybe????

[webheart]

34 journalists took the buyout offers? I think I’ve had too low of an opinion about how smart journalists are. These guys/gals are visionaries!

[ILiveInLiberalHell]

The Baltimore Sun is a leftist rag that prints only Democrat propaganda. I don’t know why anyone would pay money to read it.

The ironic thing is that Baltimore proper is almost all Democrat. Even the locals don't want to read it. Although most can't because they went through the Baltimore school system.

[hermgem]

If they do the layoff’s by seniority they're in for a bid surprise, as the old sitters just go on like nothing changed or better time moved ahead without them.
The same old liberal litany will not survive.
Fresh air, open outlook, honesty in expressing views are prerequisites.
On top of it, save trees and gain readers with less pages, condensing news and reporting.

[richlk]

Went for breakfast at my favorite restaurant this morning and noticed both the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press (both leftist) outside racks were gone. The waitress said they not only stopped delivering the newspapers but removed the racks too. Same with the restaurant down the street. Wonder if this is the start of a trend...

[bert]

..... in this terrible, terrible economic environment, .....

yes, it's still news because they still don't get it. This statement is proof they believe their own garbage.

I am becoming convinced the recession is the sole product of presstitute paranoia

[xDGx]

crackheads probably stole the racks and sold them for scrap :D

[richlk]

crackheads probably stole the racks and sold them for scrap :D

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They’d have to steal a heck of a lot of them to make it worthwhile ;D
There were other racks with local papers, and they’re still there.

The Detroit dailies are so thin now, you’d have to save a couple days worth for bird-liners. Or get smaller bird cages.

[big'ol_freeper]

Huh...didn’t know they was still publishing.