Big shock…and a sense of impending doom. Just caught a news flash on KCBS/San Francisco that the publisher of the San Jose Mercury News is offering a buy-out to all 1,100 employees of that paper, the Oakland Tribune and more than a dozen other papers. Read about it here.
This site has more…the actual announcement to employees from President/Publisher John Armstrong.
Many members of SFBAPPA work at these papers. Some of the brightest and best…folks who lead the way into video for the Internet. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for all of them…
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February 21, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media » Thursday squibs
[...] What the heck is going on here? Indeed. Cyndy Green is one of dozens carrying the news that the Bay Area News Group, in advance of large-scale layoffs, has invited almost all of its employees to apply for buyouts. Follow the link to the publisher’s memo to staff. [...]