US: Wall Street analyst questions editorial quality at A.H. Belo after latest round of job cuts
Posted by Katherine Thompson on July 31, 2008 at 8:11 AM
Goldman Sachs' analyst Peter Appert has emerged as an unlikely supporter of those who are concerned that the recent job cuts in the USA could impact editorial quality.
During a conference call for A.H. Belo's earnings he asked CEO Robert Decherd: "How do you maintain editorial relevance and quality as you are doing such dramatic cuts in staff?"
Decherd had just announced that the company is going to layoff 500 more positions at the Dallas Morning News and its other papers.
Decherd answered that while, "some products and sections are going to have to be fairly substantially re-geared," the right mix of material will keep "our products more than relevant, actually essential to the local news and information needs of our communities."
Decherd said during the call that he did not know exactly how much of the staff reduction would be in editorial.
Source: Poynter
During a conference call for A.H. Belo's earnings he asked CEO Robert Decherd: "How do you maintain editorial relevance and quality as you are doing such dramatic cuts in staff?"
Decherd had just announced that the company is going to layoff 500 more positions at the Dallas Morning News and its other papers.
Decherd answered that while, "some products and sections are going to have to be fairly substantially re-geared," the right mix of material will keep "our products more than relevant, actually essential to the local news and information needs of our communities."
Decherd said during the call that he did not know exactly how much of the staff reduction would be in editorial.
Source: Poynter
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