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Roanoke Times

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Bud_Bundy, Apr 12, 2021.

  1. Bud_Bundy

    Bud_Bundy Well-Known Member

    Tweet from the Guild there says Lee is laying off 9 people in the newsroom, cutting 20 percent of the remaining staff. The tweet says there are now 37 reporters, editors, photographers, copy editors and other professionals. Also, the Roanoke Times building is up for sale.
     
  2. Mr. X

    Mr. X Active Member

    Please put these layoffs into historical perspective. When were the last layoffs before these? How many people were laid off?

    How big was the staff five years ago, 10 years ago and more?
     
  3. LanceyHoward

    LanceyHoward Well-Known Member

    Lee owns most of the largo papers in the state outside the Tidewater. Are they moving to some sort of hub for the state? Are they moving to a statewide paper with a couple local stories inserted into each paper? And if the building is being sold where will they print?
     
  4. FileNotFound

    FileNotFound Well-Known Member

    Gannett would have cut probably about 12 more from a paper that size.
     
  5. ChadFelter

    ChadFelter Active Member

    And Alden would have cut 25
     
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  6. Fredrick

    Fredrick Well-Known Member

    Yes that seems like a large amount of reporters for this era. I'd think there would have been more cuts.
     
  7. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Obligatory "What's Mary's cut?" post. Carry on
     
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  8. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    Working 2MCM's corners, eh?
     
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  9. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    They laid off their Virginia Tech football reporter, who was pretty well respected. I mean, if you're in Roanoke and you don't cover Tech, what are you actually doing?
     
  10. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    What a weird turn here ...

     
  11. Tarheel316

    Tarheel316 Well-Known Member

    You got that right.
     
  12. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    That is nothing less than astounding.
     
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