tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post5539787243670883845..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Newsquest editor quits Scottish paper after lossesJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29600899610408621252008-07-18T20:00:00.000-04:002008-07-18T20:00:00.000-04:00The disaster that has been Newsquest in the UK is ...The disaster that has been Newsquest in the UK is amplified by the insistence on following Gannet's slash-and-burn techniques at papers that are vastly smaller in size and unable to absorb the damage. For instance, the Herald's newsroom is said to have gone from 180 to 110 staff in just over a year. <BR/><BR/>While a US paper losing 100 staff out of 500 is bad, a near-50% cut has catastrophic Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33273462963919258882008-07-18T15:20:00.000-04:002008-07-18T15:20:00.000-04:00The problems in the UK are really bad news for GCI...The problems in the UK are really bad news for GCI, which has been propped up in recent years by their better-than-US performance. <BR/><BR/>But now? Check this: http://tinyurl.com/57gqxs<BR/>And this: http://tinyurl.com/5z8v2z<BR/><BR/>S&P cut GCI from A- to BBB+ in May.<BR/><BR/>The more expensive it gets to borrow, and to insure debt, the less it will have to keep paying the richie-rich Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com