Jon Slattery: UK regional press crisis: interviews with an ex-editor, reporter and manager
March 16th, 2009Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick, Job losses
Following his piece on the regional press on MediaGuardian.co.uk, Jon Slattery has published a series of full interviews with industry representatives from the UK’s regional press.
Speaking about the impact of job losses on journalists, an ex-editor says:
“There’s simply nothing out there. Six weeks ago they were an editor, a man of significant substance in their community; today they’re signing on.”
Tags: editor, Jon Slattery, Local media, Local newspapers, MediaGuardian.co.uk, regional media, reporter and manager Following, United Kingdom
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