I recently sent an e-mail to High Point Enterprise editor Tom Blount about the paper's unfilled education beat (recently made vacant by former long-time reporter Katisha Hayes, who left to pursue a Master's degree).So far, no response (even though I was actually interested in going back to work for the ole' HPE, having worked there back in 2000-2001).
It leads to wonder what's going on at the Enterprise these days, with its corporate parent Paxton Media Group ripping the Durham Herald-Sun into shreds not long ago. The HPE endured some layoffs sometime last year, according to widely-published local news accounts. It leads me to suspect the pub will leave non-essential beats unfilled (even though I wouldn't consider education a non-essential beat).
E.C. :)
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They will probably just do away with all but the crime and sports beat then go to the same model as the N&R. That will mean wall to wall Associated Press or wire services for all other content.
Newspapers wonder why circulation is going down when you can get almost all of what they publish for free on the internet. They are going to have to invest in something to make them unique and to establish a reputation for being unbiased if they want to survive.
Exactly. It's not rocket science.
Erik,
You may have gotten the word already -- but earlier this week Paxton Media Group informed employees that the printing of the paper and related operations will be done at the Durham Herald Sun, effective March 2. A friend I have who works over there said that will result in the elimination of approximately 40 jobs at HPE. In all, he estimates over 70 layoffs have occurred since Paxton took over the operation fully some five years or so ago.
Pathetic -- and downright sad for those who have lived in the area and given HPE so much for so long. "Your Community, Your Newspaper" my arse!
Paxton is to media as Madoff is to finance.
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