You can't spell HOLY CRAP without AP, either. Layoffs are no fun.
--Deb --- On Thu, 11/20/08, danny burstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: danny burstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [media] Associated Press to cut 10 pct jobs in '09 > To: "wnn" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 8:04 PM > http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServices%20-%20Diversified/idUSN2042005920081120 > > By Robert MacMillan > > NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The Associated Press plans to > cut up to 10 > percent of its workforce in 2009, according to sources at > the news > service, as it copes with tough financial times and ailing > member > newspapers. > > The AP has one of the world's largest news-gathering > teams, employing > about 3,000 journalists, and a total of about 4,100 people > worldwide. The > cuts could amount to about 400 employees. > > AP Chief Executive Tom Curley delivered the news as part of > a "town hall" > meeting with employees. > > [snip] > > _____________________________________________________ > Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 > encoded] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
