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43% of Staff Cut at Deseret News
Chris Detrick, Photographer, Assistant
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Jim Urquhart, Photographer
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Salt Lake City | UT | USA | Posted: 4:07 PM on 08.31.10 |
->> This is truly a sad day in the newspaper industry and a heart-wrenching day for the individuals and their families that this will impact. Today a lot of good shooters, who have worked so hard establishing their careers and many that have families depending on them, and are friends of ours were dealt a raw deal.
My thoughts go out to our colleagues. |
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Trent Nelson, Photographer
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Salt Lake City | UT | USA | Posted: 6:01 PM on 08.31.10 |
| ->> Being in Salt Lake City has never sucked as bad as today. |
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Eric Seals, Photographer
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Detroit | MI | United States | Posted: 6:22 PM on 08.31.10 |
| ->> awful, awful news! |
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Corey Perrine, Photographer
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Augusta | GA | USA | Posted: 6:50 PM on 08.31.10 |
->> A dark day indeed.
My heart-felt condolences to the friends, colleagues and families affected. |
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Mark Loundy, Photo Editor
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San Jose | CA | USA | Posted: 8:15 PM on 08.31.10 |
->> The headline for the story about this on Paid Content is "Deseret News Tries A Controlled Burn To Save Itself" http://cnt.to/mfN
Since the D-N's myopic strategy is aimed at preserving the print product, my response is that the wind is blowing toward them.
--Mark |
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Matthew Sauk, Photographer
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Sandy | UT | United States | Posted: 9:21 PM on 08.31.10 |
->> Damn!
How about this quote..
"Some photogs were immediately let go and had their gear, cameras and phones taken before being escorted from the building. "
Escorted from the building, geez. |
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David Bitton, Photographer
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Marysville | CA | | Posted: 1:29 AM on 09.01.10 |
| ->> Another horrible day for my friends in the newspaper industry. I'm sorry to hear the news. |
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Clark Brooks, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Urbana | IL | USA | Posted: 9:14 AM on 09.01.10 |
->> "Escorted from the building, geez."
That is a pretty typical procedure in the corporate world and sometimes in higher education, Matthew. When I worked at our local university, my boss, the man who hired me was escorted out of his office after his boss terminated him. The company I worked at before that as a photo editor, that was also a common practice in the early 2000's when employees left on an accord other than their own. |
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Matthew Sauk, Photographer
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Sandy | UT | United States | Posted: 9:54 AM on 09.01.10 |
->> Clark,
Yeah I guess they should to be safe, especially these days. |
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Mark Loundy, Photo Editor
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San Jose | CA | USA | Posted: 11:56 AM on 09.01.10 |
->> When I was laid-off from Yahoo, we were allowed to go back to our desks and take the rest of the day to say goodbye pack our things. There was no escorting.
--Mark |
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Grant Blankenship, Photographer
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Macon | GA | USA | Posted: 12:23 PM on 09.01.10 |
| ->> So in the SLTrib story the JOA between Deseret and the Trib is mentioned. Is this another case of a paper on the B side, meaning the afternoon publishing side, of the JOA finally closing shop? How is the Trib is said to be considering hiring while the Deseret News is apparently bleeding? |
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Butch Miller, Photographer
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Lock Haven | PA | USA | Posted: 3:55 PM on 09.01.10 |
| ->> Yes, very sad news ... unfortunately, I'm afraid we will see more stories like this in the not to distant future ... |
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Michael Fischer, Photographer
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Spencer | Ia | USA | Posted: 4:50 PM on 09.01.10 |
->> Mark, SOP in corporate America. They don't want someone going ballistic after getting terminated.
I personally think Yahoo has the right approach if it's done properly.
Of course, if you drop the bomb without any forewarning, there's a chance someone will go to their car and pull out a handgun. |
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 10:25 PM on 09.01.10 |
| ->> handguns suck. shotguns are MUCH better...... |
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