USA Today Axes Dozens; Marched Out, Email Cut

USA Today Axes Dozens; Marched Out, Email Cut

by John Nolte 4 Sep 2014, 9:05 AM PDT

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2014/09/04/usa-today-layoffs

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).