Anchorage Daily News to Eliminate 45 Positions

Print news headed downhill
The Anchorage Daily News, Alaska’s largest newspaper, says it will cut 45 jobs from its payroll, about 17 percent of the staff.
The Anchorage Daily News is owned by McClatchy, one of the United States’ largest media conglomerates. CNN.com wasn’t kidding in its headline “Bad News Days for [...]

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Anchorage Daily News building
Monday, March 23rd, 2009 by
Elizabeth Fairchild

Ann Arbor News Sinks Into the Newspaper Tar Pits

Ann Arbor News to close, replaced by AnnArbor.com
Jeff Jarvis of BuzzMachine reports that yet another newspaper is ready to bite the wax tadpole and go the way of New Coke. I used to work in the industry; now I write about payday loans, but I still feel for them.
The Ann [...]

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Monday, March 23rd, 2009 by
Steven Tarlow