Sunday, April 5, 2009

How the Houston Chron is restructuring news coverage

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The Houston Press blog has a comment on it that purports to be a copy of a memo about how the Houston Chronicle has re-arranged itself afte...

A reader suggests that internal Belo finances may not make sense

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If I get it, I think this reader is saying that some ad sellers are double-dipping commissions for online ads, which is a needless hit to th...
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Can anybody sign onto the Belo extranet from home?

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Several commenters cannot. Neither can I. As has been noted on this blog elsewhere, technology is not Belo's strong suit, so I'm not...
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Saturday, April 4, 2009

Stronger indications that it's coming Tuesday

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A comment on an earlier post says: Security says the layoffs will start Tuesday, April 7. The hit list includes a lot of managers. Let's...
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Friday, April 3, 2009

Two more indications that it's coming soon

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Readers confirm that managers had firing school meeting today. And I'm told that two offices in the fourth floor hallway have had their ...
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Technical issue: Posting anonymous comments

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It has come to my attention that the anti-spam captcha system is hiccuping. Others say that if you try to post a comment as "anonymous...
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Was there a 'firing school' this morning?

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One comment from yesterday said there was to be a manager-only meeting today that would lay out the script for the process. Can anyone confi...
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Another preparation suggestion to consider as we wait

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A reader suggests: One more thing to put on your to-do list: Go to any supervisor you trust and ask for a PRINTED letter of recommendation. ...
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Thursday, April 2, 2009

Shooting down rumor about Friday

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A reader writes that a high level editor says the layoffs will not happen Friday. For what it's worth.

Useful info on COBRA

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A former DMN-er writes: The economic recovery act passed earlier this year provides COBRA premium assistance for laid-off workers. Here'...
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