Comments on: The Wall Street Journal Lays Off 14; Dow Jones Newswire Untouched

By: Wall Street Journal shutters Boston bureau | cars burner

Wall Street Journal shutters Boston bureau | cars burner — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:28:00 +0000

[...] last layoffs at the Journal took place in February, when the paper eliminated 14 newsroom positions. So far, it has avoided making deeper cuts of the sort that have afflicted most large U.S. [...]

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Dead Sequoia Tree Sheds Staff : Beyond Search — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:01:34 +0000

[...] person had to pay for his slice. No economy on the old expense account required. The story “The Wall Street Journal Lays Off 14; Dow Jones Newswire Untouched” here signals that reporters may let another person buy that slice of pizza. I have no [...]

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Contentinople - Erin Barker - News Bits: Seinfeld Ads Were Worse Than We Thought — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:21:55 +0000

[...] Wall Street Journal announced it is laying off 14 employees from editorial yesterday after News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) missed estimates for its second quarter, [...]

By: Alexandra Ottaway

Alexandra Ottaway — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:10:46 +0000

I am sad to hear all this, too. I had read about
this a few days earlier, and thought, “Oh no!
Please don’t cut Dow Jones Newswires!” Those are the hard-news people. Good luck to everyone involved.

By: David Owens

David Owens — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:12:24 +0000

I am very sorry to hear that. I respect the Journal and its writers. Being a reporter is tough going today.