From former Tennessean columnist Tim Chavez on the Gannett layoffs.
You’ve got to give Gannett some credit for this action, which it says is in lieu of layoffs. Of all the newspaper companies, Gannett was the last to lay off people. Yet, staffing levels at most Gannett newspapers were lowest for most of the industry.
Still, to [...]
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by Trent Seibert
Every time I open a newspaper my heart breaks a little more.
Newspapers are on the decline. Around the country, management is putting the squeeze on newsroom budgets and cutting staff. And without resources to pay for overtime, for public records [...]