Many of you may have read reports that McClatchy, the third largest newspaper company and parent to The Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald and Bradenton Herald, is cutting its budgets after major losses due to poor ad sales and the slowing economy (take a look at the article in today's Herald online).
The net effect for The Miami Herald? A staffing cut of 17 percent, or 250 people. The company said that the cuts at The Miami Herald were among the largest within the company since it was underperforming more than its peers. A McClatchy executive cited the paper could also benefit from "opportunities for greater efficiencies."
What does this mean for us as PR practitioners? I know I am not the only one who has noticed that reporters are stretched much thinner than they were even one or two years ago.
Rick Hirsch, the Herald's managing editor for multimedia and new projects, will be on hand to speak at this year's conference in a panel on convergence.
Speaking of the conference, we hit 104 registrants today. With the opening night reception just a little less than 48 hours away, the conference committee is putting in its final work to pull off the great event we've been planning for nearly a year. We look forward to seeing you!
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