American Fortune Life

The silent needle drop in the conference room can be heard, and there is fear in the heart of the possible "blood wash". This will be not only the tragedy of the newspaper, but also the tragedy of the entire local news industry. If the entertainment capital of the United States will become a local news desert, then other places can be imagined, California has no similar news service at all.

No one will doubt that the young big boss ’s high-profile layoffs will fall, so the people present will be worried. Once the layoffs are decided, newspapers and employees will inevitably face the opposite. This is not only about individual individuals, but about This city, about this institution, about the people who live here and what they have lost.

"Boss, if you are dissatisfied with the black box reporter system, you can reform it, but if you cut it all, it will undoubtedly make the local government no longer regulated and allow it to operate in an opaque and open environment. It provides the greatest help. Dropping them will hurt this important California institution, one of our national news giants. "

The editor-in-chief John Carroll was dignified, and he wanted to persuade his boss to reconsider the decision to wash the blood. After all, it was a matter of hundreds of people's jobs and the local influence of the Los Angeles Times.

"When I bought the Los Angeles Times, I took on all of its operating and pension liabilities, about tens of millions of dollars. Now, facing the impact of the financial crisis, I want to deal with" significant financial challenges "with mass layoffs. I think there is nothing wrong with it, after all The world is doing this, but John, you can rest assured, I won't move the staff in the newsroom. I know exactly what I'm doing! "

Hearing John Carroll's words, Andy just smiled slightly, looked at the other side, and at the same time stated the basis that made everyone present silent.

Indeed, layoffs are commonplace in this troubled industry. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, at the turn of the century, there were 424,900 journalists employed in the US newspaper industry. By mid-2009, that number had been cut by almost half, with only 283,200 journalists working in newspapers. Although digital news media are growing, the number of journalists they hire is far from filling the void.

For the media, this is the best and worst time. Digitalization has made everything a medium, and artificial intelligence technology is also merging with traditional media expressions, and has accelerated the reshuffle of the media industry. At present, "whether the machine will replace text practitioners" has become the industry's concern. All this not only caused thousands of journalists to lose their jobs, but also worsened the public's situation.

As far as "saving money" is concerned, layoffs are undoubtedly one of the most direct, effective and commonly used methods, and the other method is to make a fuss about wages, such as pay cuts, suspension of pay, unpaid leave, etc.

The above methods, for the Los Angeles Times, are decisions that no one wants to implement. Before, the newspapers did have some wealthy backing because they had a wealthy boss. They thought they could avoid getting into financial difficulties with others. The newspaper was hacked off like that.

However, no one thought that because of a simple investigation, the union that was so disappointed went to the opposite side of the boss, and those employees who were more willing to believe in the union were probably going to be cleansed this time, but I do n’t know if the union can Can't carry the strong crush of the young big boss!

"Boss, I propose to significantly increase the number of external writers in the digital department to form a" Los Angeles Times Network "for more information sources. I also recommend that the existing editorial department of the" Los Angeles Times "focus on newspapers, and combine it with the parent company Smith Media Group. Partners and contributions, expand news websites, apps, and social media content.

Once this plan is implemented, the biggest change is the establishment of the "Los Angeles Times Network", which consists of external writers, to achieve a broader and more in-depth report over the long term without affecting the operating model of expenses. "

Bieber Angel, the chief business development officer of the electronic version of the Los Angeles Times, suddenly proposed to Andy that he wanted to use a new topic to divert the tension in the conference room. However, as his proposal came out, the meeting The originally silent people in the room immediately opened up one by one to question the opposition, but it made the people present more unacceptable than layoffs.

"Recruiting outside writers to write can damage brand image, devalue news, betray readers ..."

"We must not publish news without the slightest depth of value, they are not even news!" ...

"Your plan will trigger a strong backlash from the union ... they will ask the newspaper to abandon the plan ..."

"Ha! Interesting!"

Andy's sneer suddenly raised the volume and quieted the conference room again. Instead of paying attention to everyone's gaze, he looked around for a week and laughed, "Is it that recruiting outside co-authors can cause a strong union rebound? Will it also damage brand image? Devalue news? Betray readers?

Hey, it ’s absolutely unforgivable! "

With his words, the management present seemed to have realized something, their faces suddenly turned pale, and they all smiled wryly. They knew that this time it was really a death, wasn't it a coincidence?

Sure enough, Andy said in a frosty cold voice: "This is my newspaper! Bieber, I agree with your plan, a very good idea!"

After speaking, Andy's eyes turned to the Los Angeles Times publisher and executive who had not spoken, Wei Wei frowned and said, "It's up to you to lay off the staff. Make me a plan!"

"Okay, boss."

He nodded expressionlessly, and did not seem to reject his decision. Andy nodded slightly, and then looked around again for a week, and said in a cold voice: "All the content in this meeting belongs to the company's confidential, please pay attention to confidentiality I don't want to hear any gossip. Next, we wait for the result. I hope you don't make mistakes that embarrass everyone! Let's meet. "

Watching the back of the crowd leaving silently, Andy, still sitting in the chair, smiled, and kept turning the pen in his hands, not knowing what he was thinking, until he and ceo Eddie Hattonstein remained in the conference room.

"This time, whoever comes to our opposite, no matter who it is, get out of it!"

Eddie Hattonstein's heart shook violently, looking at his young boss who stared deadly at him, opened his mouth, and finally replied bitterly: "Understand, boss."

"Again, I don't need to eat my meal, and instead scold me and oppose my employees. Then, I might as well donate to the homeless, at least they know how to thank me!"

Then, Andy stood up from the chair, walked to Eddie who was also standing up, stared at the other side, reached out and patted the other person's shoulder, and said lightly: "The old one will not go, the new one will not come. More than 10,000 unemployed journalists, enough for you to choose, rest assured, can't mess! "

I have understood that my boss has raised his butcher knife, dug a pit, and waited for the Los Angeles Times ceo Eddie to jump in. He already understood that his big boss really wanted to wash the entire newspaper with blood, and clean up all the thorns. Trade unions, and even the disintegration of their influence, will be the biggest victims of journalists and editors who don't know the truth.

Well, it ’s not a victim. If they do n’t make trouble with the union, this time, they really want to kick on the iron plate. This one in front of you, but the richest man in the world, can really do it in one breath. Money comes down, kicks out all troubled employees, and makes the union run into blood!

The curtain has been opened, the pit has been dug, and the net has been opened. When someone jumps out onto the stage, falls into the pit, and is hit by a net ...

Sitting in the car returning to the Little Palace of Versailles, Andy squinting his eyes slightly, and a smile on his face, Andy chuckled, "Hehe, I'm really looking forward to it!"