From the inside
Submitted by Anonymous Source (not verified) on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 9:45pm.

I'm an Oregonian employee, and I find the pledge tremendously heartening. Consider the news from our industry in the last week:

-- Hartford Courant will eliminate 60 jobs.
-- Palm Beach Post will eliminate 150 newsroom jobs, 300 overall.
-- The Boston Globe is proposing a 10 percent pay cut for its employees.
-- The Boston Herald is laying off between 130-160 employees.
-- The Detroit News & Free Press are looking for 150 people to take a proposed buyout.

900 jobs in newspapers were eliminated in the last week alone. (Romanesko cite)

While Willamette Week revels in spinning any Oregonian news as negative, the fact is that The Oregonian remains one of the most desired destinations in print journalism. The job guarantee is a big reason why. Can Willamette Week make the same guarantee to its employees?

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