Comments on: WSJ Firing 50 Editors, Hiring 95 Reporters

By: The Death Of Print Journalism: A Suicide?

The Death Of Print Journalism: A Suicide? — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:58:03 +0000

[...] the country, is reporting a whopping 36% drop in second-quarter profit this year. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal is trimming their editorial staff by 50 while hiring 95 more reporters. The move was prompted by Rupert Murdoch’s realization that [...]

By: Paul Barnes

Paul Barnes — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:13:33 +0000

Man, I would hate to be the .3

By: Triumph

Triumph — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:16:08 +0000

Hiring reporters sounds promising. I let my WSJ subscription lapse last fall before Rupee took over. They have always had great reportage. Hopefully some of those editors being fired are at the op-ed desk--that section of the paper was essentially worthless.

The main thing I miss from the WSJ is Eric Felten's column on mixed drinks every Saturday. I hope he's still around.