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Network News at a Crossroads

Stevie Converse — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:53:51 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Brian Stelter and Bill Carter
The economic problems facing ABC News and CBS News in many ways mirror those faced by newspapers, which have been similarly afflicted by a drop in advertising revenue. The reaction -- severe cuts in personnel and other costs -- also looks to be the same. But can you shrink your way to prosperity?

ABC News to Cut Half its Domestic Correspondents, Close Bricks-and-Mortar Bureaus

Stevie Converse — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:32:44 -0500

Full article: Los Angeles Times
Matea Gold
As part of the deep cuts announced at ABC News, the network plans to close all of its physical bureaus around the country except Washington and halve the number of its domestic correspondents. The Washington bureau will remain open, but its size will be substantially reduced.

BBC Signals an End to Era of Expansion

Stevie Converse — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:44:29 -0500

Full article: The Times
Patrick Foster
The BBC will close two radio stations, shut half its website and cut spending heavily on imported American programmes in an overhaul of services to be announced next month. The proposals appear to be calibrated to appease the BBC's rivals in various markets.

ABC News to Cut Hundreds of Staff

Stevie Converse — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:16:40 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Brian Stelter and Bill Carter
ABC News will sharply reduce by about 25 percent its news-gathering staff through buyouts and possible layoffs. The cuts at ABC, a unit of the Walt Disney Company, are among the steepest ever made at a network news division.

Deep Cuts Coming at ABC News

Stevie Converse — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:07:50 -0500

Full article: Broadcasting & Cable
Marisa Guthrie
ABC News is seeking to eliminate 300 positions or close to 25 percent of the 1,300-person news division. ABC News president David Westin announced that there will be a division-wide buyout offer to all non-contract and non-union employees.

Variety, Hollywood Reporter Both Face the End Game

Stevie Converse — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:37:57 -0500

Full article: The Wrap
Sharon Waxman
The big changes at both of Hollywood's historic but shrinking trade papers -- the Hollywood Reporter and Variety -- portend what will either be the final stages of those publications, or a turnaround in the drama of their ultimate survival. No one seems to know which.

New York Times Layoffs Begins

Stevie Converse — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:31:02 -0500

Full article: New York Magazine
Chris Rovzar
It's a "pretty grim atmosphere" over at the New York Times, as the paper tries to reach the 100-person editorial cut it announced earlier this fall. While 74 staff members took the buyout, that left 26 to go. Layoffs were taking place all day.

More than 15,000 People Have Lost Their Jobs in 2009 in Newspaper Industry

Stevie Converse — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:25:36 -0500

Full article: News Cycle
At least 15,000 people have lost their jobs in the newspaper industry in 2009, and the list will grow before the year is out. While newspaper executives expect a better year in 2010, marketing pros are predicting further declines in print advertising revenue.

1,100 AOL Employees Took The Buyout

Stevie Converse — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:02:45 -0500

Full article: Silicon Alley Insider
Nicholas Carlson
Approximately 1,100 AOL employees took a buyout, and another 1,400 will be laid off before the end of the year. AOL is cutting staff because it's transitioning from a ISP to a lightweight, Gawker-style media company.

Washington Post to Shut U.S. Bureaus

Stevie Converse — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:31:33 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Bill Carter
The Washington Post will close its last three remaining national bureaus in a cost-cutting move. The decision effectively means the Post will cover national stories by traveling from its base in Washington.