Tracking journalism misery

If you want to track other people's misery in journalism, check out this site:

http://newspaperlayoffs.com/

 

Contrary to the belief of many, this is not a one-stop source for all journalism information. Someone was kind enough to share the site with me and I thought it interesting enough to pass it along. If you can use it good. If you can't, it's still good.

 

That map's depressing as hell. And it doesn't even have everything, such as the Spokane Spokesman-Review laying off 14 newsroom employees last month:

http://www.khq.com/story/7304074/spokesman-review-announces-layoffs?redirected=true

We (my coworkers and I) used to talk about this stuff all the time pre-2008, but since then there are so many bad signs, we just put blinders on, crank out the pages, and come back the next day. If the door doesn't open or our keycard doesn't work, then we'll know it's our turn.

I'd like to think most of the people behind the numbers on that map have found work in other fields. I hope they have.

 

only you would want to track the misery of others

 

The person who runs this site is a journalist and it's a volunteer effort. If you are aware of layoffs, such as those listed above, send an e-mail to newspaperlayoffs@gmail.com. She keeps all tips anonymous.

I think it's a public service to run that site. I can see where not everyone would want to keep track, but if you ever need that information, it's there.

 

+1

 

I remember going to one of those blogs the day I got let go. I think seeing my name listed among the cuts was when it really sank in...

 

The numbers look way out of date for that site, at least for my paper.

 

I, for one, appreciate all the misery Drip has given us.