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The Daily lays off a third of staff, sports takes big hit

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by As The Crow Flies, Jul 31, 2012.

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  1. As The Crow Flies

    As The Crow Flies Active Member

    Sucks.

    http://allthingsd.com/20120731/the-daily-lays-off-a-third-of-its-staff/
     
    As The Crow Flies, Jul 31, 2012
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  2. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Fuck. Some of the FanHouse people went there.
     
    Moderator1, Jul 31, 2012
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  3. Stitch

    Stitch Active Member

    Sports and opinion look to get whacked as FOX Sports will be supplying sports content,
     
    Stitch, Jul 31, 2012
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  4. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    How big was their sports staff? I hope nothing happened to Dan Wolken.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Jul 31, 2012
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  5. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    They've pretty much signaled that the whole operation will be shut down after the election.
     
    YankeeFan, Jul 31, 2012
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  6. SockPuppet

    SockPuppet Active Member

    I've gotten some Twitter hints that Wolken got the ax.
     
    SockPuppet, Jul 31, 2012
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  7. leo1

    leo1 Active Member

    I thought the whole concept never made sense. Murdoch has admitted that he doesn't use or understand the Internet. Yeah.
     
    leo1, Jul 31, 2012
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  8. GBNF

    GBNF Well-Known Member

    Yeah he did. He'll land on his feet.
     
    GBNF, Jul 31, 2012
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  9. Fran Curci

    Fran Curci Well-Known Member

    any other names from sports?
     
    Fran Curci, Jul 31, 2012
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  10. McNuggetsMan

    McNuggetsMan Active Member

    John Walters posted on Twitter that he was let go.
     
    McNuggetsMan, Jul 31, 2012
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  11. brandonsneed

    brandonsneed Member

    Aw, this sucks. Best of luck to all.
     
    brandonsneed, Jul 31, 2012
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  12. mythirdalt

    mythirdalt Member

    I've never even heard of this experiment until now. Nice try, Rupert.
     
    mythirdalt, Jul 31, 2012
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