Contra Costa Times Executive Editor Says Expenses Must Come Down

-- The San Francisco Peninsula Press Club reported on July 3, 2009 that MediaNews Group will eliminate 18 newsroom jobs in its Bay Area News Group-East Bay, which includes the Contra Costa Times and Oakland Tribune. Executive editor and vp Kevin Keane released a memo which starts:

"Colleagues,

I had always held out hope that business would bounce back quickly enough that we would be able to avoid further staff reductions this fiscal year. Unfortunately whatever rebound there is in this economy hasn't reached the advertising market yet. We project revenues will continue their skid well into next year, which means expenses will need to come down accordingly."

The full story:
https://sfppc.blogspot.com/2009/07/bang-eb-to-cut-18-newsroom-jobs.html

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