Tough Time to Be … a Sports Writer
ESPN, Media Gossip/Musings January 29th. 2009, 3:45pm
Bad news: ESPN is cutting 200 jobs.
Good news: “Most” of those cuts will be jobs that are already unfilled.
Although top executives won’t see raises, Bodenheimer told the troops that some merit raises will still be available to lower-level staff.
Rough time to be a journalist-for-hire. The New York Times shuttered Play Magazine, we’ve heard Slate has trimmed its sports budget by 25 percent, and ESPN’s not an option for the time being.
ESPN freezes hiring, expects to cut 200 jobs (Detroit Free Press)
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January 29th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
The Dooms Day Clock has officially hit 12 o’clock.
January 29th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Bodenheimer told the troops that some merit raises will still be available to lower-level staff
Wilbon will be happy with that news
January 29th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
Also a tough time to be a blacksmith or a shoeshine boy.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
I for one fully support ESPN making some cuts, so long as that includes Stephen A. Smith.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Clown, milkmen have got it tougher than ever as well. They’re not even impregnating housewives to produce 6′5” children anymore.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Don’t worry, you can always get a job for BDSSP bumping your chest against other football players at media day.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Grown men who would like to watch sports for a living are having a hard time getting by.
It’s heartbreaking, really.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
In case no one has cleared this up before, Spain works for Mouthpiece Sports and to my knowledge has nothing to do with Best Damn Sports Show.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
I think ESPN should let fan nation vote off employees.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
“I think ESPN should let fan nation vote off employees.”
That would be pretty much the best thing ESPN ever did. Imagine the number of votes…
January 29th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
I can tell you it’s much more complex than that.