Chapter 1932

The silence in the conference room is audible, and the fear of possible "blood washing" will not only be the tragedy of the newspaper, but also the tragedy of the whole local news industry. If the entertainment capital of the United States will become a local news desert, it can be imagined that there is no similar news service in California.

No one will doubt that the butcher's knife of layoffs held high by big young bosses will fall, so the people present will be worried. Once the decision of layoffs is made, newspapers and employees will inevitably go on the opposite side, which is not only about the individual, but about the city, about the institution, about the people living here and what they have lost.

"Boss, if you are dissatisfied with the system of secret reporters, you can reform it, but if you cut it all, it will undoubtedly make the local government no longer be regulated, let it operate in an opaque and open environment, and provide the greatest help. Cutting them off will hurt this important California institution, one of our national news giants.".

John Carroll, the editor in chief, has a dignified face and a strong heart. He hopes to persuade his boss to reconsider the decision of blood washing. After all, it's related to the jobs of hundreds of people and the influence of the Los Angeles Times in the local area.

"When I acquired the Los Angeles Times, I assumed all of its operating and pension liabilities, about tens of millions of dollars. Now, in the face of the impact of the financial crisis, I think it's okay to deal with the "major financial challenges" with large-scale layoffs. After all, the world is doing this, but John, you can rest assured that I will not move the staff of the newsroom. I know exactly what I'm doing! "

Hearing John Carroll's words, Andy just smiled, looked at each other and said, at the same time, he said the basis for everyone to be speechless.

Indeed, layoffs are common in this troubled industry. At the turn of the century, the U.S. newspaper industry employed 424900 journalists, according to the Bureau of labor statistics. By mid-2009, that number had been cut by almost half, with only 283200 journalists working for the newspaper. Although digital news media is growing, the number of journalists they employ is far from enough to fill the gap.

For the media, this is the best time and the worst time. Digitalization makes all things media, artificial intelligence technology is also integrating with traditional media expression, and accelerating the shuffle of media industry. At present, "whether the machine will replace the word practitioner" has become the industry's concern. All this not only led to the unemployment of thousands of journalists, but also made the public worse off.

In terms of "saving money", layoff is undoubtedly one of the most direct, effective and commonly used methods, while the other is to make articles on wages, such as salary reduction, salary suspension, unpaid leave, etc.

The above methods, for the Los Angeles Times, are all decisions that no one is willing to implement. Before, the newspapers had a rich boss as the backing, and some were floating, thinking that they could avoid being cut off like other newspapers in financial difficulties.

However, no one thought that because of a simple investigation, the complacent Trade Union went to the opposite side of the boss, and those employees who prefer to believe in the trade union, I'm afraid that this time it will really be cleaned, just don't know if the trade union can withstand the strong pressure of the young big boss!

"Boss, I propose to substantially increase the number of external writers in the digital department to form a" Los Angeles Times Network "with more information sources. At the same time, I suggest that the existing Editorial Department of the Los Angeles Times focus on newspapers, and expand the news website, app and social media content in combination with other partners and contributions of the parent company Smith media group.

Once the plan is implemented, the biggest change will be to set up a "Los Angeles Times Network" composed of external writers to provide more extensive and in-depth coverage in the long term without affecting the operating mode of expenses. "

Bieber angel, the electronic chief business development officer of Los Angeles Times, a newcomer, suddenly proposed to Andy that he wanted to change the tense atmosphere in the conference room with new topics. However, as soon as his proposal came out, the originally silent people in the conference room immediately began to question and object one by one, which was more unacceptable than layoffs General.

"Recruiting external writers to write will damage brand image, devalue news value, betray readers..."

"We must not publish news that has no deep value. They are not even news!"

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"Your plan will lead to a strong union backlash... They will ask the newspaper to give up the plan

"Ha! Interesting! "

Andy's sneer on his face suddenly increased the volume of the conference room, calmed the meeting room again, ignored the attention of the public, but looked around for a week, laughing and saying: "is it the recruitment of external writers can cause a strong rebound of the labor union? Will it damage the brand image? Belittle the value of news? Betraying the reader?

Good fellow, it's a total evil! "

With his words, the present management seemed to realize something. Their faces suddenly turned pale and they smiled bitterly. They knew that they had really killed themselves this time. Wasn't it self defeating?Sure enough, Andy said in a frosty voice, "this is my newspaper! Bibb, I agree to your plan. It 's a very good idea! "

After that, Andy's eyes turned to the publishers and executives of the Los Angeles Times who had not spoken. He frowned slightly and said, "I'll give you the job of layoff, and make a plan for me!"

"All right, boss."

It seems that Andy didn't reject his decision when he nodded expressionless. Andy nodded a little, then looked around again for a week, and said in a cold voice: "all the content in this meeting belongs to the company's secret. Please keep it secret. I don't want to hear any rumors. Next, we'll wait for the result. I hope you don't make any decisions Embarrassing mistake! Break up. "

Andy, who was still sitting in the chair, smiled at the back of everyone's silence and left. He kept rotating his signature pen and didn't know what he was thinking until he and CEO Eddie Hartenstein were left in the conference room.

"This time, whoever stands on our opposite side, no matter who it is, get out of my way!"

Eddie Hartenstein was shocked. He looked at Sen Han and stared at his young boss. He opened his mouth, and finally replied bitterly: "understand, boss."

"Still, I don't need to eat my food. Instead, I scold me and oppose my employees. In that way, I'd better donate to the homeless. At least they know how to thank me!"

As he said, Andy got up from his chair, walked to Eddie, who was also standing up, stared at each other, reached out and patted each other on the shoulder, and said lightly, "the old one won't go, the new one won't come, more than 10000 unemployed journalists, enough for you to choose, don't worry, no mess!"

The CEO of Los Angeles Times, Eddie, who knows that his boss has raised his butcher's knife and dug a hole. He knows that his boss is really going to bloodbath the whole newspaper, eliminate all the pricks, crack down on the trade union, and even disrupt the influence of the trade union. Journalists and editors who don't know the truth will be the biggest victims.

Well, it's not a victim. If they don't follow the trade union, this time, they really want to kick the iron plate. The richest man in the world, in front of them, can really smash the money for one breath, kick off all the troublemakers, and let the trade union break the blood!

The curtain has been opened, the pit has been dug, and the net has been opened, so that someone will jump out onto the stage, fall into the pit, and be killed in one net...

Sitting in the car returning to the little Versailles Palace, Andy smirked with his eyes narrowed and a cold smile on his face