D-Day arrives at DMN

[lone star scribe]

Layoffs will be announced today and tomorrow at the Dallas Morning News, with non-newsroom personnel getting the word today and newsroom staffers Tuesday. Apparently department managers hunkered down in a fourth-floor office for firing school, with the windows papered over. Pretty stealthy.

AH Belo is cutting 500 positions nationwide but won't break down the numbers by paper (Dallas, Providence, Riverside).

Trying to keep a good thought for my friends there. Here's the link:

http://dmncuts.blogspot.com/2009/04/cuts-at-dmn-start-today.html

 

[Moderator1]

Jeeeezus. Didn't DMN have some significant cuts not that long ago? I know Riverside had some recently, too.
What's left to cut?
Of course, I asked that at my old place and they still found 28 slots.

 

[pressboxramblings07]

The DMN has had three or four very significant cuts over that past three to four years. I heard a few weeks ago the hammer was coming down again soon.

One of the best papers in America -- and arguably the best sports section in America -- are wasting away. I still have a few friends there. Praying for them and everyone else.

 

[Birdscribe]

Jeeeezus. Didn't DMN have some significant cuts not that long ago? I know Riverside had some recently, too.
What's left to cut?
Of course, I asked that at my old place and they still found 28 slots.

Riverside just laid waste to their staff: whacking several writers and three desk folks.

 

[jps]

know several still there and hadn't heard back in a little while ... hoping for the best in a ****y situation.

 

[MileHigh]

Jeeeezus. Didn't DMN have some significant cuts not that long ago? I know Riverside had some recently, too.
What's left to cut?
Of course, I asked that at my old place and they still found 28 slots.

Riverside just laid waste to their staff: whacking several writers and three desk folks.

This is IN ADDITION to what went down about a month ago?

 

[Birdscribe]

Jeeeezus. Didn't DMN have some significant cuts not that long ago? I know Riverside had some recently, too.
What's left to cut?
Of course, I asked that at my old place and they still found 28 slots.

Riverside just laid waste to their staff: whacking several writers and three desk folks.

This is IN ADDITION to what went down about a month ago?

No. I was referring to what went down a month ago.

If there is more coming.... wowza.

 

[steveu]

Heaven help DMN (or FWST, for that matter) if these cuts affect the ability to cover football in the fall. Texas sports fans eat HS football up like it's manna from heaven.

 

[jps]

it isn't?

 

[groovy]

I was let go by the DMN last October. Reading all this still cuts to the core. I've been in contact with several of my friends who are still there since my layoff. The tension they've felt over the last two months or so since they announced additional RIFs has been unbelievable. I think a lot of great people are going to be out work tomorrow. I wish them the best. If they happen to be reading this, don't hestitate to contact me ([email protected]) if you need some advice ... or a beer.

 

[lone star scribe]

Groovy, PM me for details.

 

[jlee]

****.

Good luck to everyone in Dallas.

 

[lone star scribe]

Fox 4 News in D/FW is reporting that an AH Belo rep told them 200 of the 500 cuts will come from the DMN.

 

[GuessWho]

I can't even begin to imagine how much this must suck for my friends (and everyone else) at the DMN, although I worry about learning first-hand in the next few months. Good luck, guys and gals.

 

[Second Thoughts]

DMN used to be THE paper in the Southwest and I've had friends there too. This hurts to hear.
You could buy a DMN off the rack in places like Little Rock up until about 4-5 years ago. That seems like it was the beginning to the long fall now.

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

200 cuts from the DMN? Wow.

Best of luck to all those involved.

 

[jps]

cuts are going on now for newsroom folks ...

http://dmncuts.blogspot.com/2009/04/noli-nothis-permittere-te-terere.html

one gone from sports is damon sayles. have met him a few times and was a really nice guy and did a hell of a job. lead boys basketball guy there, I think, for preps.

 

[Football_Bat]

Metro writer Frank Trejo is another.

 

[Riddick]

I think I read on there that there were going to be 13 gone from sports. I'm so hoping I read that wrong. Holy ****!

 

[Don Drysdale]

A blog on this topic says 13 are gone in sports. If true, incredible.