Sunday, August 24, 2008

Laid off? Join our new 'memorial to the departed' We're listing job titles, years worked -- and ages!

Several readers have asked that I create a place where the 600 laid-off newspaper workers can list information about themselves. "A memorial to the departed, and perhaps a way to get a sense of what positions were the most targeted," one reader proposed. "As one of the dearly departed, I'd love to know how many other managing editors, etc., got the ax."

With that in mind, I'm now asking people who were laid off to post a note -- in the comments section, below. Please only participate if you're the individual who was laid off. Also, for privacy reasons, do not include names. Details we'd like:
  • City/state of your newspaper
  • Your position
  • Your years worked for Gannett
  • Your age
[Image: yesterday's Tennessean, Newseum. The Nashville paper laid off 10 of 1,182 employees last week. Paper-by-paper list]

15 comments:

  1. A reminder: Please, no names. Also, the format for listing your information is:

    City/state of your newspaper:
    Your position:
    Your years worked for Gannett:
    Your age:

    ReplyDelete
  2. Brevard County, Fl.
    investigative reporter
    1
    41

    ReplyDelete
  3. Jackson, Mississippi
    Promotion Manager
    14
    57

    ReplyDelete
  4. Westchester County, New York
    Telecommunication Specialist
    39
    57

    ReplyDelete
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    ReplyDelete
  6. Bridgewater, NJ Courier News
    Proofreader
    16 years
    61

    Please consider the fact that a buyout is nothing more that a high pressure layoff!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Burlington Vermont
    Web Developer/Database Specialist
    11 years with the paper
    50 come this October

    ReplyDelete
  8. Nashville, Tennessee
    Computer Operator
    22 years
    62 years old

    ReplyDelete
  9. Neptune,New Jersey
    Driver
    14 years
    38 years old

    ReplyDelete
  10. Alexandria, Louisiana
    Pressroom/Mailroom Manager
    14 years
    61 years old

    ReplyDelete
  11. Jackson, Mississippi
    Magazine Page Designer
    9
    31

    ReplyDelete
  12. A reader asked me to post the following:

    Brevard County, Florida
    Macintosh technician
    4.75 years
    51

    ReplyDelete
  13. The Arizona Republic
    Phoenix, AZ

    Transportation Supervisor

    22.5 yrs

    45

    ReplyDelete
  14. The Star Press
    Muncie, In

    • IT Tech
    42 years
    59

    • Newspaper planner
    30 years
    61

    ReplyDelete
  15. Neptune, NJ
    ADS Tech
    2 1/2
    29

    ReplyDelete

Jim says: "Proceed with caution; this is a free-for-all comment zone. I try to correct or clarify incorrect information. But I can't catch everything. Please keep your posts focused on Gannett and media-related subjects. Note that I occasionally review comments in advance, to reject inappropriate ones. And I ignore hostile posters, and recommend you do, too."

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