View all newsletters
Sign up for our free email newsletters

Fighting for quality news media in the digital age.

  1. News
September 2, 2008

A newsroom leaving card…for 70 people

By Patrick

UK newspapers at all levels are being forced to make cuts at the moment. From Trinity Mirror’s Midlands titles, to Johnston Press’s Sheffield titles, to the Telegraph shedding more than 30 casual staff, to name but three examples.

The situation is if anything even worse in America, where Newsquest parent company Gannett is reportedly to cut 1,000 jobs.

The Atlanta Constitution-Journal which after a buy-out is sacking 70 people with a combined 1,000 years of service, as some-time newspaper executive and now Silicon Valley boss Alan Mutter writes.

And instead of the hassle of organising 70 separate leaving cards, the departing staff did the new media thing and made a joint leaving video using Brightcove.

The 23-minute film profiles each of the 70, showing their mugshot, job title and “favourite moment”.

Content from our partners
MHP Group's 30 To Watch awards for young journalists open for entries
How PA Media is helping newspapers make the digital transition
Publishing on the open web is broken, how generative AI could help fix it

Email pged@pressgazette.co.uk to point out mistakes, provide story tips or send in a letter for publication on our "Letters Page" blog

Select and enter your email address Weekly insight into the big strategic issues affecting the future of the news industry. Essential reading for media leaders every Thursday. Your morning brew of news about the world of news from Press Gazette and elsewhere in the media. Sent at around 10am UK time. Our weekly does of strategic insight about the future of news media aimed at US readers. A fortnightly update from the front-line of news and advertising. Aimed at marketers and those involved in the advertising industry.
  • Business owner/co-owner
  • CEO
  • COO
  • CFO
  • CTO
  • Chairperson
  • Non-Exec Director
  • Other C-Suite
  • Managing Director
  • President/Partner
  • Senior Executive/SVP or Corporate VP or equivalent
  • Director or equivalent
  • Group or Senior Manager
  • Head of Department/Function
  • Manager
  • Non-manager
  • Retired
  • Other
Visit our privacy Policy for more information about our services, how New Statesman Media Group may use, process and share your personal data, including information on your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications.
Thank you

Thanks for subscribing.

Websites in our network