Newspapers Suffer Spate of Layoffs, Decline in Circulation, Ad Revenue, Stock Price

by via Democracy Now

Wed, Jul 30, 2008 8:10AM

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 :We take an in-depth look at the state of the newspaper industry. In recent months, more than 6,000 print journalists have lost their jobs, newspaper circulation is down, and so is advertising revenue, page counts and stock prices. We host a roundtable discussion with Bernard Lunzer, president of the Newspaper Guild; former New York Times correspondent, Chris Hedges, now at the Nation Institute; and Linda Jue, director of New Voices in Independent Journalism. [includes rush transcript]

Guests:

Bernard Lunzer, President of the Newspaper Guild and Vice President of Communication Workers of America.

Chris Hedges, senior fellow at the Nation Institute. He spent nearly two decades as a foreign correspondent for the New York Times in Central America, the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. He is co-author of the new book Collateral Damage.

Linda Jue, Director of New Voices in Independent Journalism and the past president of the Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California Chapter.

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