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New York Times newsroom to walk out after editors, reporters send letters decrying direction of paper
« on: June 29, 2017, 02:15:39 pm »
Market Watch
Trey Williams
June 29, 2017

Editors and reporters in the New York Times Co. newsroom can no longer keep quiet about their growing frustrations regarding the direction of the paper.

After a pair of letters sent to Executive Editor Dean Baquet and Managing Editor Joseph Kahn by Times reporters and copy editors, the News Guild of New York said the New York Times editorial staff will leave the newsroom on Thursday as a demonstration of solidarity as management threatens jobs.

In the copy editors’ letter to Baquet and Kahn, they say they feel betrayed and disrespected in the newsroom, and ask that management reconsider staffing cuts that are expected as the paper plans to restructure.

“Cutting us down to 50 to 55 editors from more than 100, and expecting the same level of quality in the report, is dumbfoundingly unrealistic,” the letter reads. “You often speak about the importance of engaging readers, of valuing, investing and giving a voice to readers. Dean and Joe: We are your readers, and you have turned your backs on us.”

More... http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-york-times-staffers-say-they-feel-betrayed-and-disrespected-in-letter-to-editor-2017-06-28
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Re: New York Times newsroom to walk out after editors, reporters send letters decrying direction of paper
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2017, 02:19:05 pm »
Hilarious. If the paper is losing money because of terrible reporting, just what do they think the paper will do? They have to can workers to stay afloat.
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Re: New York Times newsroom to walk out after editors, reporters send letters decrying direction of paper
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2017, 02:24:27 pm »
They are soooo full of Shite!   

Once you think you've reached the top of the mountain so-to-speak, when things are visibly sour, one instinctively looks for ways to set them apart from the 'crime scene'.   

Otherwise, where does one's career go from here?

Have always maintained that if even ONE alphabet network would do a one-eighty on the Progressive slant and instead mirror FOXNEWS, that their shareholders would be voting them bonuses.

That's all the 'evidence' one needs to see to tell you profits and the bottom line have nothing to do with it.   Which makes it sinister and even criminal.
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Re: New York Times newsroom to walk out after editors, reporters send letters decrying direction of paper
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2017, 02:24:38 pm »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on June 29, 2017, 02:19:05 pm
Hilarious. If the paper is losing money because of terrible reporting, just what do they think the paper will do? They have to can workers to stay afloat.

And you can be sure that they'll keep the most biased writers,
who are the reason the NYT is losing customers to begin with.
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Re: New York Times newsroom to walk out after editors, reporters send letters decrying direction of paper
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2017, 02:24:41 pm »
I have the unfortunate privilege of working with the NYT for about 18 months as a consultant.

Makes me want to vomit just thinking about all the elitist boneheads in that one building.    My favorite was a fashion editor who was wearing an outfit that looks just like the Nazi uniform minus a hat and the insignia.  Complete with the jacket and belt.



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Re: New York Times newsroom to walk out after editors, reporters send letters decrying direction of paper
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2017, 02:25:34 pm »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on June 29, 2017, 02:19:05 pm
Hilarious. If the paper is losing money because of terrible reporting, just what do they think the paper will do? They have to can workers to stay afloat.

Im convinced most liberals cant comprehend basic economics.   
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Re: New York Times newsroom to walk out after editors, reporters send letters decrying direction of paper
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2017, 10:43:56 pm »
This is great!

I fully support these courageous folk!

Let 'em walk out!

And let 'em keep on walking, and walking, and walking... right outta town!
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Re: New York Times newsroom to walk out after editors, reporters send letters decrying direction of paper
« Reply #7 on: June 29, 2017, 10:57:10 pm »
Quote from: Fishrrman on June 29, 2017, 10:43:56 pm
This is great!

I fully support these courageous folk!

Let 'em walk out!

And let 'em keep on walking, and walking, and walking... right outta town!

Will the last one out please turn out the lights! 
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Re: New York Times newsroom to walk out after editors, reporters send letters decrying direction of paper
« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2017, 11:02:35 pm »
Quote from: driftdiver on June 29, 2017, 02:25:34 pm
Im convinced most liberals cant comprehend basic economics.

When you live in a cult mentality v. the real world, economics is just a pesky inconvenience.
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Re: New York Times newsroom to walk out after editors, reporters send letters decrying direction of paper
« Reply #9 on: June 29, 2017, 11:07:29 pm »
Quote from: Free Vulcan on June 29, 2017, 11:02:35 pm
When you live in a cult mentality v. the real world, economics is just a pesky inconvenience.

 Someone or several has been propping up that rag for years.  Perhaps they are finally ready to  stop throwing good money after bad.  If so, it will be a great victory for all of America.
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Re: New York Times newsroom to walk out after editors, reporters send letters decrying direction of paper
« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2017, 11:29:44 pm »
Trump's fault!!!  (#1 go-to excuse for lefties.... formerly Bush's fault)

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Re: New York Times newsroom to walk out after editors, reporters send letters decrying direction of paper
« Reply #11 on: June 30, 2017, 12:05:28 am »
If they just had a $15/hr minimum wage they could do their jobs correctly.
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