Detroit News buyouts

BUMP! Just like orange slices, buyouts for everybody!

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/articl...ews-offers-buyouts-to-all-editorial-employees

 

Dumb comment from Gannett corporate about how this is a good thing coming in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

 

Free Press owns Gannett and Digital First owns The News. They traded papers in 2005.

 

Gannett owns Free Press.

 

Know a couple people in sports at the DN. Hope everything's well with them.

 

Eh. Dumb comment from Digital First corporate about how this is a good thing coming in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

 

Yep. We're cutting jobs and content and that is somehow going to make us better. We are excited about the new direction we are taking. And blah, blah, blah ...

 

I used to vacation in Michigan until about eight years ago and thought the Free Press and News were similar in quality. Is that still the case. Is the News currently bleeding faster? When does the JOA expire?

 

That didn't take long. Free Press following suit.

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/articl...press-joins-news-in-offering-staffers-buyouts

 

The article mentions that Gannett fired the long-time editor annd 20 staffers in Battle Creek. How many staffers are left at that paper?

 

Battle Creek? Who's gonna cover Tony the Tiger now?

 

I think the 20 number referred to staffers across Gannett papers in Michigan, excluding the Freep. But the Battle Creek news is correct.