Another round of layoffs in Philly

Bad news in Philly. I know one guy who has gotten his notice and he was doing a helluva job covering the Sixers.
http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/homepage-feature/item/35412-layoffs-hit-philly-papers-union-pledges-a-fight-&Itemid=1

 

Damn. I'm in the press box with the Phillies guys every day this spring.

 

Yes he did.

 

From the guild's letter:

• Whether Osberg wants to admit it or not, the print editions of the
  Inquirer and Daily News, which he offensively labels "legacy products,"
  are responsible for generating more than 90 percent of the revenue.

Anyone know if that figure is 1) true and 2) representative of metro dailies?

 

Dude just got hired and now he's getting laid off? That sucks.

 

Publisher mentioned to us about a year ago that print accounted for 87-89 percent of revenue, and that figure was amazingly consistent everywhere.

 

That figure is pretty close to being correct. Yes, Mile High is right but this guy is a grizzled veteran who did a great job on the Sixers. He got caught in a numbers game because the staffs of the Daily News and Inky merged. He was vulnerable because the other guy has been at the Daily News for 20-plus years. And to be honest, he's really just getting an opportunity to coverthe beat full time. He's a great guy but the new guy was better.
Bottom line, the whole thing sucks.

 

Here we go again in the City of Brotherly Love.
http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/off-mic/item/35932

 

I know. Last in, first out has slowed down a lot of movement in our profession in the last several years.

 

Last in, first out has resulted in some older metro newsrooms that are getting their butts kicked more often by the community dailies that compete against them in my area.