http://www.cwahawaii.org The Newspaper Guild of Hawaii Copyright 2008 Hawaii Newspaper Guild en-us Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:24:18 -0400 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:24:18 -0400 http://www.sjguild.org/rss/jpg/Hawaii.jpg http://www.cwahawaii.org 140 55 http://www.modbee.com/breakingnews/story/364385.html In an update to employees, Publisher and President Margaret Randazzo said that based on an analysis of printing The Modesto Bee in Sacramento, "it is clear that this move makes both financial and operational sense." http://www.modbee.com/breakingnews/story/364385.html http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003829495 The Baltimore Sun says it has eliminated about 100 jobs in its latest round of job cuts. Union leaders said the cuts included 55 newsroom jobs. http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003829495 http://www.startribune.com/25540659.html The Newspaper Guild and the Star Tribune reached a tentative agreement Wednesday concerning a proposed three-year contract. http://www.startribune.com/25540659.html http://newsosaur.blogspot.com/2008/07/private-time-for-gci-lee-mni-and-nyt.html The shares of Gannett, Lee Enterprises, McClatchy and New York Times Co. have fallen so low that the companies have become candidates for transactions that could convert them to private ownership. http://newsosaur.blogspot.com/2008/07/private-time-for-gci-lee-mni-and-nyt.html http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003828949 The Orlando Sentinel is quietly cutting newsroom staffers this week, according to several sources at the paper. They maintain that plans are in the works for up to one-fifth of the newsroom’s jobs to be eliminated by the end of the month. http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003828949 http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080716/NEWS/807160349 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will cut its workforce by 8 percent, some 189 jobs, and eliminate its "geographically targeted news sections" as part of a cost-cutting plan the paper announced Wednesday. http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080716/NEWS/807160349 http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080716/NEWS/807160349 The Press Democrat on Tuesday announced it would lay off 5 percent of its work force, or 17 full-time positions, to reduce costs in response to sharp declines in advertising revenue. http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080716/NEWS/807160349 http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003828491 The speculation has been rampant for some time now that The Wall Street Journal would pare down some of its copyediting functions. Sure enough, Robert Thomson, editor of the Journal made the announcement in a memo to staff today. http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003828491 http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003827935 Gannett Co., the nation’s largest newspaper publisher, on Wednesday reported a 36% drop in second-quarter earnings as the newspaper industry’s woes caused a sharp decline in revenue. http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003827935 http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003827765 Less than a week after 29 members of the new Newspaper Guild unit at the Bay Area Newspaper Group-East Bay outside San Francisco were laid off, the union has filed an unfair labor charge claiming they were dismissed for union activities. http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003827765