Delaware Liberal

Comment Rescue: News Journal Deathwatch Edition

The NJ will probably never really die outright. Rather it will devolve into a glorified statewide “Dover Post” type advertiser.

Here’s anon…

I thought it was worthy of note that Gannett, the publisher of the News Journal, is laying off 10 percent of its newspaper workforce by December. Exact details will undoubtedly be trickling out over the next while. So look for less local news in Delaware’s only statewide newspaper.

Newspapers are kind of like the canary in the coal mine, folks. They feel it first because a business will cut its advertising before it cuts its employees. But if things don’t get better soon…

Details at http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/

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