Another false economy is to sack 30% of the journalists

when there aren't enough there to produce a decent paper in the first place.

50% of what's in the EN and EDP is straight from the keyboards of press officers these days.

And they wonder why people don't buy it.

On the other hand, no-one's advertising because of the recession so they do have to trim costs I guess.

Posted By: Holden Caulfield on March 6th 2009 at 16:35:49

Message Thread

Archant to axe 54 journalists (General Chat) - Holden Caulfield, Mar 6, 16:15:41
- Hardly surprising given that it is all CTRL C CTRL V journalism in the first place (General Chat) - Butterworth, Mar 6, 16:34:04
  - I'm sure you'll be complaining when the reporting gets even worse (General Chat) - Holden Caulfield, Mar 6, 16:38:22
    - You do like to go on about your earnings, don't you Holden? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 6, 16:56:07
      - haha, for lent (General Chat) - pants, Mar 6, 17:36:09
      - Not my earnings (General Chat) - Holden Caulfield, Mar 6, 17:01:58
    - if it gets worse than the rehashed bullshit then they all might as well fuck off (n/m) (General Chat) - Butterworth, Mar 6, 16:40:17
      - Well you sound like an intelligent and friendly chap (n/m) (General Chat) - Holden Caulfield, Mar 6, 16:41:19
        
        I am. Perhaps Archant need to get more original than the shite they put out (n/m) (General Chat) - Butterworth, Mar 6, 16:42:28
- I wonder what sort of revenue they get from their websites (General Chat) - Small, Mar 6, 16:26:13
  - They're all in the shit because of the web (General Chat) - Holden Caulfield, Mar 6, 16:29:05
    - When I were a boy I remember biking up to Paper Chain in Walsham to get the Pink Un on a (General Chat) - Cart Gap Disco, Mar 6, 16:50:29
    - I guess to an extent, but to keep pushing up the price of a local daily (General Chat) - pants, Mar 6, 16:33:03
      - Another false economy is to sack 30% of the journalists (General Chat) - Holden Caulfield, Mar 6, 16:35:49
    - NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They'll come here!!!!!!!!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 6, 16:29:53
      - Calm down Tombs - the website will remain... (n/m) (General Chat) - Holden Caulfield, Mar 6, 16:30:29
        
        phew (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 6, 16:31:39
- My cousin is in that meeting. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 6, 16:21:09
  - Now the Sheffield Telegraph. That is a quality local paper (General Chat) - Cart Gap Disco, Mar 6, 16:52:16
    - It is. Weekly. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 6, 16:53:56
      - Philistine! You should give it a go. You might larn summat. (n/m) (General Chat) - Cart Gap Disco, Mar 6, 16:57:15
        
        I just read the headline of this weeks copy, while out at Mozzers. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 6, 17:11:18
  - Sackee or sacker (n/m) (General Chat) - Holden Caulfield, Mar 6, 16:21:46
    - Potential sackee. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 6, 16:23:34
      - Well, she has about a one in three chance (General Chat) - Holden Caulfield, Mar 6, 16:25:14
        
        Is she fit? If so, that must improve her chances (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 6, 16:49:17
        
        not if the sacker is a frumpy old hag (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 6, 17:28:02
- Local rag round here is 45p a night (General Chat) - pants, Mar 6, 16:16:46
  - EN is 42p (General Chat) - Holden Caulfield, Mar 6, 16:17:46
    - if you play it right (General Chat) - south, Mar 6, 16:23:26
- that'll be that edit crunch (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 6, 16:16:28
  - chuckle (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Mar 6, 16:20:01

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