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Layoffs in Philly last year started the day after New Years, with calls to the home phone. If you picked up, you were told you were done. If you didn't answer, no message was left. Following day, word was spread that if you didn't answer when they called you at home, you would be fired, with...

True, he was fired in Baltimore, but Marimow did make the cuts when he came to Philly. Simon could be writing about the Philly paper and just calling it the Sun. It looks hauntingly familiar. Then again, Simon could be writing about any paper today.

David Simon is angry with those running newspapers into the ground, not the newspapers. He has singled out two people, who, really, could represent management at any newspaper. This season on the Wire looks exactly like Philly a year ago. And one of those guys is the editor there who agreed to...

Re: Brian Tierney blasts ad staff and Guild, says costs must be cut by 10 percen Tierney (aka Big Turd) pulled this stunt a year ago, crying poor to the guild (a gutless bunch) and they layoff 71 in the newsroom including the entire suburban staff, ending mostly all suburban coverage. Most of...

Here's how they got around seniority at the Philly paper layoffs last year: The day of our axing we were called in and told that our positions were being eliminated.  No more suburban staff of writers and photographers, all(13)but one had 18-20 plus years of seniority.  Everyone else who was...

Hello all, First post. I did a search for Philly, and found the posts on the layoffs at the Inquirer, which happened one year ago today. It was refreshing to read some of the comments and to know there is some solidarity. I would like to add something, if you will permit me, that hasn't...