The bloodbath in Michigan newsrooms continues.
According to this post at Michigan Liberal, cuts are now planned at or likely to happen soon at the Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun, the Oakland Press, the Macomb Daily, and the Royal Oak Tribune.
Dave Poulson, a former newspaper reporter who is now at Michigan State University, put together a good piece for Poynter Online asking where the rest of the media is because no one seems to be covering this story.
Why does the mainstream media refuse to cover news when it’s about mainstream media?
Stay tuned…
Update: Apparently the Oakland Press and Macomb Daily are among those papers in Michigan now up for sale. First breaking news on this at Crain’s Detroit Business, here.
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I’m wondering how the journalism schools across the country are reacting. Even at MSU, it seems as though enrollment has been consistent even though the number of jobs available to graduates are steadily declining. I’ve even been recommending to some of my JRN friends to apply in the PR – AKA the unspeakable industry.