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    Layoffs at Gannett? UPDATE: Confirmed

    1,400 Total Layoffs at Gannett

    Massive Layoffs at Gannett Confirmed

    Thousands of Layoffs Coming at Gannett?

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    Image of TheMediaMob TheMediaMob
    08/12/09

    In reply to Layoffs at Gannett? UPDATE: Confirmed
    Since Michael Fisch can't seem to distinguish between lose and loose, let's us all join hands and hope he is not "re-hired" as a copy editor.
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    Image of lionboy lionboy
    08/12/09

    In reply to Layoffs at Gannett? UPDATE: Confirmed
    "....skill sets and competencies necessary to be successful in the multiplatform digital environment."
    Translated: If you're not on Twitter, get lost.
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    Image of m4ximusprim3 m4ximusprim3
    08/12/09

    In reply to Layoffs at Gannett? UPDATE: Confirmed
    This is like bad musical chairs.
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    08/12/09

    In reply to Layoffs at Gannett? UPDATE: Confirmed
    gannett gannett gannett
    they started out intending to destroy journalism as it was once known and now they are destroyed themselves
    karma, she is a bitch, and she does go around
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    Image of DennyCrane DennyCrane
    08/12/09

    In reply to Layoffs at Gannett? UPDATE: Confirmed
    I always thought the "everyone has to reapply for their job" scenario was a particularly insulting one. If you've worked there, then everyone around you - particularly your bosses, if they're any good - should already know who you are, your strengths and weaknesses, and what your importance is to the company. This is akin to forcing everyone to grovel.
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    Image of urbororr urbororr
    08/12/09

    @DennyCrane: Agreed. And good God, please considering firing the "HR department," first. The job is exclusively staffed by tenth-rate people, all across America.
    Every jobless journo type should read some of this dreadful management theory stuff.
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    Image of creamsissle creamsissle
    08/12/09

    @DennyCrane: I thought companies did this as an opportunity to get rid of those that were otherwise "untouchable" for one reason or another.
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    Image of Cynical Media Bitch Cynical Media Bitch
    08/12/09

    @creamsissle: It's not just a housecleaning maneuver, it allows companies that do this to reset the wage rates. If Gannett does in Westchester what Advance did in Ann Arbor, they're going to cut paychecks in half, with uppermost management excepted.
    @urbororr: It used to be called "Personnel" until someone had the bright idea that employees were resources. Funny thing about the term is that in America, we squander resources, pollute them, and once we've used them all up, we walk away and go find something else to trash.
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    Image of m4ximusprim3 m4ximusprim3
    08/12/09

    In reply to Layoffs at Gannett? UPDATE: Confirmed
    I'd re-apply for janitor. Everyone who shoots high is gonna get Icarus-ed.
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    Image of Cynical Media Bitch Cynical Media Bitch
    08/12/09

    @m4ximusprim3: The problem with lowballing one's job expectations is that nobody wants to hire people who are overqualified.
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    Image of lalaland13 lalaland13
    07/01/09

    In reply to 1,400 Total Layoffs at Gannett
    In other words, you're not a stockholder, and we don't have to fellate you, so go away.
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    Image of ellagood ellagood
    07/01/09

    In reply to Massive Layoffs at Gannett Confirmed
    really? they have had thousands of people writing that complete bullshit? i guess it takes 200 people to pull and typeset an AP article.
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    Image of Rumpelstilskin Rumpelstilskin
    06/30/09

    In reply to Thousands of Layoffs Coming at Gannett?
    They unloaded their USA Today buildings here in DC some time back but then built the expenisve Newseum on Penn. Ave, .... hmmm.
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    Image of FormerEnglishMajor FormerEnglishMajor
    06/30/09

    In reply to Thousands of Layoffs Coming at Gannett?
    Gannett employs 31,000 people. 4,500 is a lot - 14.5% - but I would bet their revenues and earnings are down more than that.
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    Image of lalaland13 lalaland13
    06/30/09

    In reply to Thousands of Layoffs Coming at Gannett?
    Gannett really hates newspapers, huh?
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    Image of Hockeymom Hockeymom
    03/27/09

    In reply to D.C. TV Newsman Quits; Blogs Ruined the News
    There are very few jobs less rewarding and more stressful in TV news than Assignment Editor. The job warps the person.
    I often thought the Unibomber would have made a fine assignment editor.


    So cut this guy some slack. His job is thankless and Gannett is kind of a nightmare right now.

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    Image of SultanaEleusis SultanaEleusis
    03/27/09

    In reply to D.C. TV Newsman Quits; Blogs Ruined the News
    No word of future plans? Isn't that required?
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    Image of Sarcastro Sarcastro
    03/27/09

    @SultanaEleusis: He's "pursuing other interests."
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    Image of Sarcastro Sarcastro
    03/27/09

    In reply to D.C. TV Newsman Quits; Blogs Ruined the News
    How 'bout a hug, there, Alan?
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    03/27/09

    In reply to D.C. TV Newsman Quits; Blogs Ruined the News
    There was a time, a time before interwebs. When the local anchorman reigned supreme. When people believed everything they heard on TV. This was an age when only men were allowed to read the news. And in Washington, one anchorman was more man then the rest. His name was Alan Henney. He was like a god walking amongst mere mortals. He had a voice that could make a wolverine purr and suits so fine they made Sinatra look like a hobo. In other words, Alan Henney was the balls.
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