01-19-2016, 02:50 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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Post Media layoffs
There's been a massive amount of layoffs for the media outlet today, the only Calgary person I recognize so far is George Johnson:
George Johnson @GeorgejohnsonCH · 3m3 minutes ago
So, after 34 years covering sports in Calgary, it's over. Am I sad? No. Bitter? Yes. Very. Condolences to all others affected by the carnage
Anyone else affected by this?
Mods, I think this is somewhat hockey related as Johnson has been a fixture here for years. Please move if you think otherwise.
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01-19-2016, 02:51 PM
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Could Care Less
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Shouldn't he be sad, but not bitter? It's a changing industry, they seriously couldn't see this coming?
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01-19-2016, 02:53 PM
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#3
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The basically fired the entire National Post sports section. Calgary and Edmonton have apparently been cut the most.
Quote:
The Globe and MailVerified account @globeandmail 28m28 minutes ago
Postmedia job cuts:
Edmonton: 35
Calgary: 25
Ottawa: 12
National Post: 5
Saskatoon: 1
Windsor: 1
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https://twitter.com/globeandmail/sta...59305658486784
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01-19-2016, 02:53 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SW Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by heep223
Shouldn't he be sad, but not bitter? It's a changing industry, they seriously couldn't see this coming?
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Getting laid off by a company that just gave its execs big bonuses? I'd be bitter about it.
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01-19-2016, 02:54 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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Johnson has been the resident Flames crank for a while. Will be missed though.
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01-19-2016, 02:55 PM
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Could Care Less
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Getting laid off by a company that just gave its execs big bonuses? I'd be bitter about it.
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01-19-2016, 02:55 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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is there a list somewhere of who was cut?
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01-19-2016, 02:56 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SW Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
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Believe they are merging the newsrooms of the newspapers in Edmonton and Calgary. Matter of time before they shut one down since it makes little sense to have two newspapers with the same owner in town.
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01-19-2016, 02:57 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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Brutal news for those guys, always liked George's work.
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01-19-2016, 02:58 PM
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Getting laid off by a company that just gave its execs big bonuses? I'd be bitter about it.
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But that's our system isn't it... The rich get richer and who gives a #### about the rest... 
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01-19-2016, 03:00 PM
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Location: Calgary
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These newspapers could never generate enough compelling content in the internet age. Even the online subscriptions are pointless when half the content is articles copied from Bloomberg newswire and Reuters.
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01-19-2016, 03:01 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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Yeah it sucks. Johnson was easily one of the best in the city.
Sadly this is going to become more common, especially in the sports media.
Lots of writers, many with the same view points, and sadly the are contributing to their own demise since they distribute 90% of the content they produce on items such as twitter.
Last edited by SuperMatt18; 01-19-2016 at 03:54 PM.
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01-19-2016, 03:02 PM
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#14
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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Wonder if Francis survived..
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01-19-2016, 03:02 PM
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A good friend is the editor in chief of a daily newspaper. He's already lost one job in Ontario due to cuts so he moved to Alberta. He says every obituary represents a lost reader. Younger folks don't read papers like their parents did.
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01-19-2016, 03:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MoneyGuy
A good friend is the editor in chief of a daily newspaper. He's already lost one job in Ontario due to cuts so he moved to Alberta. He says every obituary represents a lost reader. Younger folks don't read papers like their parents did.
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Wow. No way! Is he sure?
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01-19-2016, 03:04 PM
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Could Care Less
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Seriously though. They paid bonuses of $1M to their executives for the Sun deal, who I'm sure they're desperate to keep in a dying industry that's leaking talent. These current cuts save them $5M+.
There are a TON of people who are good hockey writers. Not so many people who are good at running media companies.
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01-19-2016, 03:05 PM
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Found some relevant tweets:
Derek DeCloet @decloet26m26 minutes ago
It's easy (and understandable) to point at Godfrey's pay. But the real lesson of #postmedia is that media companies need good owners. (1/3)
#postmedia has the worst combination: weak ownership and an awful capital structure. No newspaper biz can support that kind of debt. (2/3)
#Postmedia's last quarter: $19.4-mn in operating profit, $18.7-million in interest expense. That's all you need to know. (3/3)
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01-19-2016, 03:07 PM
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I hope Johnson lands on his feet quickly but 34 years is a good run in any profession.
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01-19-2016, 03:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I hope Johnson lands on his feet quickly but 34 years is a good run in any profession.
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He can be bitter, but I imagine hes going to get an unreal payout.
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