That’s what a commenter at former N&O writer G.D. Guerino’s blog says. Guerino also has some interesting comments on the news media’s double standard when it, rather than some other local business, is the news story.
UPDATE: That commenter was correct:
The News & Observer will cut 70 jobs, or about 8 percent of its work force, as part of a reduction in employment announced today by its parent company, McClatchy.
McClatchy, the publisher of 30 daily newspapers, said it will cut about 1,400 jobs nationwide — or 10 percent of its work force — as the company contends with declining revenue.
As part of the reductions, 16 full-time and part-time newsroom employees will be affected, John Drescher, the newspaper’s executive editor, wrote in e-mail to the newsroom. The remainder of the cuts will take place in advertising, marketing, circulation, production and technical support.
