USA Today Axes Dozens; Marched Out, Email Cut
by John Nolte 4 Sep 2014, 9:05 AM PDT
Up to 70 veteran USA Today journalists,
editors, and others were laid off Wednesday, and reports claim that the newly
unemployed were "marched out by security"
and within 15 minutes had their email accounts shut off.
The layoffs came as no surprise after the Gannett Company followed
the lead of many other companies that have already separated and spun off their
dying publishing business into separate companies. It was only a few weeks ago
that Gannett did the same.
USA Today is Gannett's flagship publication and enjoys the
highest circulation of any other American newspaper. Nonetheless, The New York
Times reports that
"The publishing division has not had year-over-year revenue growth since
2006."
In the second quarter of this year, it posted a 37.5 percent
decline in operating income, to $53.2 million from $85 million, compared with
the same quarter a year ago.
Some of the paper’s most senior and best-known writers were
laid off, including the pop music critic Edna Gundersen, who announced her
departure on Twitter. “Today is my last day at USA Today, after 30 years. I was
laid off this morning, along with several great colleagues. Onward,” she wrote.
The film critic Scott Bowles, who worked for USA Today for
17 years before he was let go, said, “I have been amazed by the names and
reputations of some of the people on this list; these are bigwigs. Big names.”
USA Today
USA Today is a
subsidiary of the Gannett Co., Inc.
Note: Susan Ness is a
director at the Gannett Co., Inc., a trustee at the Committee for
Economic Development, and was the commissioner for the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Donna S. Morea
was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, and the EVP for
the EVP for the CGI Group Inc.
CGI Group Inc.
was the Obamacare contractor that developed Healthcare.gov web site.
Obamacare is Barack
Obama’s signature policy initiative.
Barack Obama’s signature
policy initiative is Obamacare, and was an intern at Sidley Austin
LLP.
Michelle Obama
was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Mark D. Schneider
is a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, and was an associate general counsel
for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Newton N. Minow
is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago, was the chairman for the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC), and a director at CBS.
CBS News is a
subsidiary of CBS.
William M. Daley
is a contributor for the CBS News, a member of the Commercial Club of
Chicago, and was the chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.
John Jeffry
Louis III is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a
director at the Gannett Co., Inc.
CBS Digital
Media is a subsidiary of CBS.
Lawrence S. Kramer
was the president of the CBS Digital Media, and is the president & publisher
for USA Today.
USA Today is a
subsidiary of the Gannett Co., Inc.
James A. Johnson was
a director at Gannett Co., Inc., a trustee at the Committee for
Economic Development, is a member of the American Friends of Bilderberg
(think tank), an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank),
and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank)
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee for Economic
Development, the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Center
for American Progress, and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros
was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and was a
supporter for the Center for American Progress.
Andrew Sherry was
the SVP for the Center for American Progress, and a deputy managing
editor for USAToday.com.
USAToday.com is
an online branch for USA Today.
USA Today is a
subsidiary of the Gannett Co., Inc.
Susan Ness is a
director at the Gannett Co., Inc., a trustee at the Committee for
Economic Development, and was the commissioner for the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC).
Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) regulates U.S. outlets for the broadcast.
global
communication is the network for the broadcast, and the print
& news services.
Julius Genachowski
was the chairman for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and is
a senior fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Blair Levin was
the chief of staff to the chairman for the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC), and is a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Michael K. Powell
is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and was the chairman
for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
James S.
Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a member
of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Lester Crown
is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was a lifetime
trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Solomon D.
Trujillo was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank),
and a director at the Gannett Co., Inc.
John Jeffry
Louis III is a director at the Gannett Co., Inc., and a member of
the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Cyrus F.
Freidheim Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and an
honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary
trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg
(think tank), was the president of the Economic
Club of Washington, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant
(think tank).
Valerie B. Jarrett
is Vernon E. Jordan Jr’s great niece, the
senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and a member of the
Commercial Club of Chicago.
Meredith
Attwell Baker is a director at the Economic Club of Washington, and
was a commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Amy
L. Nathan was an attorney at Akin,
Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP,
and is a senior counsel, strategic planning & policy analysis for the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC).
Kathleen Q.
Abernathy was a partner at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP,
and a commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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