I’ve got a little list

Death of the Media

The NYTimes is trying to cut costs, and so of course they are hitting the newsroom. You know, the people who create the content (“Product”) that their customers actually pay to read:

“Aiming to cut costs in an increasingly troubled advertising environment, The New York Times announced on Monday morning that it would offer buyout packages to newsroom employees. While the primary goal of the buyout program is to trim managers and other nonunion employees from its books, the company is offering employees represented by the Newspaper Guild the chance to volunteer for buyout packages as well.”

I can only respond with three little words: Brooks, Friedman, Douthat.

(Media Decoder)

This entry was posted on Monday, December 3rd, 2012 at 7:20 am by Tengrain and is filed under Death of the Media. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

5 Responses to “I’ve got a little list”

  1. PissedinNYC: December 3rd, 2012 at 8:19 am

    Perhaps they can instead offer one or more of them to drug companies for experimentation? It would be their highest and best use.

  2. Tengrain: December 3rd, 2012 at 12:14 pm

    If they do that, Pissed, I’ll throw in Judith Miller for free.

    Rgds,

    TG

  3. Dimitrios: December 3rd, 2012 at 12:56 pm

    That kind of thinking would causes airplane developers to lower their plane’s weight by sawing a few feet off the end of each wing.

  4. Mr DeBakey: December 3rd, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    “three little words: Brooks, Friedman, Douthat.”

    Ad Dowd for the Grand Slam!

  5. TheCunningRunt: December 3rd, 2012 at 8:53 pm

    You nailed it, Ten. Can the Lying Gasbags and keep the reporters!