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Why Denver Post Staffers Not Targeted by Layoffs Could Still Be Leaving

http://www.westword.com/news/denver-...aving-10128407

The Denver Post announced thirty layoffs, or nearly one-third of its newsroom staff, on March 14. Just shy of two weeks later, we still don't know the identities of all those who'll be leaving, and that information won't be made official for two more, thanks to a complicated system that allows some laid-off workers to "bump" individuals who haven't been notified that their positions could be in danger. But at present, no daily reporters are being targeted, with the layoffs focusing on what Denver Newspaper Guild administrative officer Tony Mulligan refers to as "the second set of eyeballs."

Veteran outdoor writer Jason Blevins voluntarily chose to leave the Post after news of the downsizing broke, and in conversation with Westword, he blasted Alden Global Capital, the paper's hedge fund owner, which is reportedly making the cuts to maintain a profit margin on the property in the 20 percent range. Others who've revealed that they're moving on include Kourtney Geers, the Post's director of digital news production, and travel editor/feature writer Jenn Fields.

In other pieces I've seen them blame owners (hedge fund) instead of their hard-left bias which has isolated the 50% of the state, most of which still read print.

I no longer give the ComPost any views/clicks. Back when I used to comment I realized it was 50/50 Conservatives/Libs. If we stop reading, they stop being able to pay the bills. Comments are shifting way from articles to other platforms as well. I get asked at King's if I want a trial and ask if they're going to pay me.

There is a hard business side to propaganda (for now). No matter hard they believe, they still need salaries, and fewer people in CO have been willing to buy their fishwrap.

1/3 cut is huge and it still only gets them 20%. Expect more syndicated national news (WashPo, AP, etc...) and less local coverage. I've seen stories where it's cut-and-paste from ChalkBeat. Just pass-through propaganda from DNC HQ. Zero journalism happening in that "news room."

I wish we could get the RMN back!

[Irving]

Isn't 20% a HUGE profit margin?

Fortune 500 companies are only running about a 5% margin, or so I was taught back in college and high school.

[Great-Kazoo]

They could shitcan 3/4 of staff and still "go to press" Based on how many "op ed's" they run from AP, Huffpo, the wapo or other news outlet writers.

[hatidua]

It's not just the Denver Post, -print media on the whole is on life support.

[roberth]

It's not just the Denver Post, -print media on the whole is on life support.

Good.

From horse and buggy to automobile.

From dirty red commie tree-killing newsprint to the digital age.

[ray1970]

It's not just the Denver Post, -print media on the whole is on life support.

Printed media should have disappeared ten or fifteen years ago. I’m honestly surprised there are still newspapers being printed in this age.

[OtterbatHellcat]

Seems I remember what I guess amounted to a rumor that the RMN was going to be resurrected. Clearly it didn't happen, but I do kinda miss the opportunity to look through it.

[BPTactical]

Printed media should have disappeared ten or fifteen years ago.

Yea but swatting the dog on the nose with the laptop is cumbersome.......

[ray1970]

Yea but swatting the dog on the nose with the laptop is cumbersome.......

Like.

[BushMasterBoy]

Freedom of the press...to die. What is next books?