Yesterday, for example, the Wall Street Journal announced layoffs in its newsroom for this reason. The Journal cutbacks come at a time of sinking advertising revenue for newspapers across the nation. Quigley wrote on Twitter he is “planning some larger writing projects.” Fantl described the situation as two who “came in and retired” while “everyone else filed for retirement.” The New Mexican has recently increased its focus on investigative stories.īesides Cole, the email doesn’t describe the circumstances of the retirements of Sandlin, Quigley, Hendrix and Ipsaro. The internal Journal email noted that Cole “plans to do some part-time editing at The New Mexican,” the Santa Fe newspaper’s announcement of Cole’s hiring says he’ll also “help direct investigations and projects.” The New Mexican is the daily with the second-largest circulation in the state, though well behind the Journal’s circulation. On top of this, Journal Investigative Reporter Thom Cole also left at the end of October to take a job at a competing outlet, the Santa Fe New Mexican. Deputy News Editor Joe Ipsaro, whose last day was Oct. 11 (Quigley also announced his retirement publicly). UpFront Columnist Winthrop Quigley, who well leave Nov. Courts reporter Scott Sandlin, whose last day was Nov. The four retiring reporters, according to the email are: The decision to eliminate the five non-newsroom jobs came this week, Fantl said.įantl wouldn’t speak specifically about the reporters who are leaving or have already left, calling it a “personnel matter.”īut the internal email from Journal Editor Kent Walz and Manager Editor Karen Moses offers some, albeit limited, insight. Of the five non-newsroom positions getting eliminated, three are in circulation and “probably two” are in advertising, according to Fantl.įantl said the three circulation jobs were “no longer needed” because of “new technology” the Journal is using that “optimized the flow” of newspaper delivery routes while duties of the advertising jobs overlapped with other jobs in the department. Regardless, the cutbacks are causing anxiety among employees at the newspaper, according to a source close to the situation. “‘Layoff’ is not a word we’re using,” Moses said. Reached by phone earlier in the day, Journal Managing Editor Karen Moses told NM Political Report that “we are doing some restructuring.” The newspaper will review the other positions before making a decision but will “definitely” put someone into an assistant city editor position, Fantl said.Īn internal newsroom email from late October obtained by NM Political Report suggests only one of the five departed newsroom staffers, editorial writer Sharon Hendrix, will come back “on a consulting basis.” Others “may come back on consultant agreements,” Fantl said. One of those positions, which belonged to staff writer Ollie Reed, is getting eliminated, Fantl confirmed. On top of this, five more reporters recently left the newsroom, and it’s unclear whether their positions will be refilled. The Albuquerque Journal recently eliminated six positions, including one in the newsroom, according to Brian Fantl, the newspaper’s senior vice president and chief operating officer. Interested candidates should send a resume and examples of relevant skills to Albuquerque Journal Executive Editor Patrick Ethridge at more details click here.New Mexico’s biggest daily newspaper is scaling back. The Albuquerque Journal is the state’s largest newspaper and one of the last family-owned metro newspapers in the country. The ideal candidate will bring an enterprise-driven approach to the beat and consistently elevate the voices of those otherwise rarely heard by those in power.Ĭandidates must be adept at cultivating sources, identifying key stakeholders and delivering clean copy that goes far beyond what passed and failed in public votes.Ī candidate who can speak Spanish fluently would be considered a tremendous asset, and we will ensure the skill is used meaningfully. We will give extra consideration to candidates with advanced data analysis skills. We would prefer candidates with experience covering state legislature for a newspaper, wire service or other news outlet. Preference will be given to candidates with experience covering state politics in New Mexico. You must be unafraid to ask tough questions, be able to work collaboratively with other reporters and provide unrivaled coverage of the legislature and politics in New Mexico.
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