An epidemic for newspapers
In Ohio alone 11 newspapers or groups sent thousands of journalists
out on the streets, jobless, in the past year, according to Poyntner Institute.
Including Columbus Dispatch and Cleveland Scene.
The horrific list:
- Adams Publishing Group cut pay and hours for employees
company-wide, Poynter has learned. It owns eight newsrooms in Ohio.
- Among those taking the most
recent Gannett buyouts were 11 people
from The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch,
Poynter has learned.
- CityBeat in Cincinnati had furloughs and pay cuts.
- Cleveland Scene laid off five staffers.
- Gannett had furloughs and cost reductions. It
later had buyouts, with about 500 people losing
their jobs. It owns 56 newspapers in Ohio.
- Ogden Newspapers furloughed employees companywide, Poynter
has learned. It owns 13 newspapers in Ohio.
- Advance Local newsrooms
announced pay cuts and furloughs. Advance
Local owns two newsrooms in Ohio.
- CNHI had layoffs, pay cuts and furloughs,
Poynter has learned. It owns one newsroom in Ohio.
- Mount Vernon News, which was locally owned, was sold to Metric Media LLC,
cut down to two print days a week and took down its paywall online. The
new owner has been criticized for “political messaging’ and that they are
‘partisan outlets masquerading as local news organizations.’”
- Three copy editors took buyouts
at the Columbus Dispatch, Poynter has learned. It is
owned by Gannett.
- The Chillicothe Gazette will move out of its building in
September. It is owned by Gannett.
This decimating of local staffers has been replicated in EVERY
state plus the District of Columbia.
The #1 victim, after the multitude of staffers laid off: Democracy.
No one left to keep the political and shady business fox from raiding the
henhouse.
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