Same thing at the paper in Fairbanks. Owner is driving the paper into the ground instead of investing. Comics? Reduced drastically. Daily editorials? Gone. Sports agate? Gone. Sports calendars? Piecemeal. Deadlines bounced from 11:45 pm to 12:45 am to 11:45 to 10:45, which is killing our sports...
Scary. Heartbreaking. Buffett championed local papers. Going back to work for Lee makes me vomit in my mouth.
I was laid off once. Maybe it’s time to look for another career.
I don’t know whether top editors have left since I interned there years ago — Brent, in particular — but they were wonderful and supportive.
Sorry to see Lee has swooped in to take over design, but that’s the nature of the biz. Still a shame.
Hello!
Just wanted to introduce myself. I’ve worked at papers large and small from border to border and (almost) coast to coast. Most of my experience is in news but am a sports fanatic and have edited and designed more than a few sports sections.
Lost my job at a sinking ship recently but got...