Layoffs in Utah

Sorry to give that impression. A lot of good people are going to be losing their jobs in a state where newspaper jobs are tough to come by.

There are a lot of mixed signals regarding the editor, Joe Cannon, who was the former chair of the Utah GOP. His brother is Rep. Chris Cannon.

No newspaper experience for Joe and all he could say was that his grandmother used to write a column.

I don't know if the paper is just trying to push out the old-timers or the jobs are gone for good.

 

You mean nation, don't you? As in, "a nation where newspaper jobs are tough to come by?"

Unless you mean world. Or universe.

 

Seems like we can't go three days without hearing about more layoffs. Not looking forward to the day when multiple newspapers just happen to conduct layoffs all on the same day.

 

Anyone working for Singleton across town from this paper are probably a little nervous today. The chain likes to cut jobs, too, and now there is a green light to do it in the market.

The SL Tribune has, after all, dropped the same classified ad revenue as the Deseret News since it's a JOA that mostly publishes the same classifieds for both papers. Plus, the DNews lost 'only' two percent of its subscribers while the Trib lost 8 percent.

I hate to say it, but this industry as a whole is sinking. And it's not just because of mismanagement. It's because it's rapidly becoming obsolete in an instant information era.