Comments on: Birmingham News cutting back http://mediaofbirmingham.com/2008/08/04/birmingham-news-cutting-back/ A group for networking and socializing among media professionals in Birmingham, Alabama Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:55:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: EXCLUSIVE: Birmingham News cuts salaries through 2010, eliminates most part-time positions « Media of Birmingham http://mediaofbirmingham.com/2008/08/04/birmingham-news-cutting-back/#comment-1907 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:07:34 +0000 http://mediaofbirmingham.wordpress.com/?p=200#comment-1907 [...] News has offered voluntary buyouts to employees with five or more years experience. The newspaper offered its first ever round of buyouts in 2008 and started mandatory furloughs and a benefits freeze in [...]

]]> By: Birmingham News cuts costs with 2-week unpaid leave, benefits freeze « Media of Birmingham http://mediaofbirmingham.com/2008/08/04/birmingham-news-cutting-back/#comment-1861 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:22:47 +0000 http://mediaofbirmingham.wordpress.com/?p=200#comment-1861 [...] Publisher Victor Hanson III cited declining advertising as the problem. In 2008, the News reduced staff with voluntary buyouts and early retirements. [...]

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