Comments on: Some Details On The Layoffs http://www.courantalumni.org/2009/02/25/some-details-on-the-layoffs/ Where The Latest On Former Hartford Courant Employees Can Be Found Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:18:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Alfred R. http://www.courantalumni.org/2009/02/25/some-details-on-the-layoffs/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Alfred R. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:41:25 +0000 http://www.courantalumni.org/?p=1047#comment-229 "I’m trying to comprehend the impact these layoffs will have on Connecticut’s largest newspaper." None whatsoever: The Courant will continue to implode until it gets rid of those at the top doing all the damage, rather than the dedicated editors and reporters doing all the hard work. Regrettably, the few doing all the damage are in charge of choosing who gets laid off. “I’m trying to comprehend the impact these layoffs will have on Connecticut’s largest newspaper.”

None whatsoever: The Courant will continue to implode until it gets rid of those at the top doing all the damage, rather than the dedicated editors and reporters doing all the hard work. Regrettably, the few doing all the damage are in charge of choosing who gets laid off.

]]> By: Tracy Fox http://www.courantalumni.org/2009/02/25/some-details-on-the-layoffs/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Tracy Fox Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:47:30 +0000 http://www.courantalumni.org/?p=1047#comment-223 To my former courant colleagues. What a sad day. When I left, I never imagined it would get this bad, and so many good people would be let go. But I'm here to tell you there is life after the Courant, life after journalism. As someone who was so committed to being a reporter, I can tell you that if you find another passion, find another way, you will survive. In fact, you might even find yourself, or at least realize that you have much more to give than being a newspaper writer. This business, and especially the Courant, has nothing to give you. It only takes. Jesse Hamilton risked his life in Iraq for the paper. And look, they killed him anyways. All the others gave their time, their lives, gave up time with their children. Walk away and hold your head high. Trust me, there are far better people in the world than the editors at the Courant. You will see. And they will be left to live with themselves. "If you never try you never know, just what your worth" --Cold Play Tracy Gordon Fox To my former courant colleagues.
What a sad day. When I left, I never imagined it would get this bad, and so many good people would be let go. But I’m here to tell you there is life after the Courant, life after journalism. As someone who was so committed to being a reporter, I can tell you that if you find another passion, find another way, you will survive. In fact, you might even find yourself, or at least realize that you have much more to give than being a newspaper writer. This business, and especially the Courant, has nothing to give you. It only takes. Jesse Hamilton risked his life in Iraq for the paper. And look, they killed him anyways. All the others gave their time, their lives, gave up time with their children. Walk away and hold your head high. Trust me, there are far better people in the world than the editors at the Courant. You will see. And they will be left to live with themselves.

“If you never try you never know, just what your worth” –Cold Play

Tracy Gordon Fox

]]> By: Len Honeyman http://www.courantalumni.org/2009/02/25/some-details-on-the-layoffs/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Len Honeyman Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:32:20 +0000 http://www.courantalumni.org/?p=1047#comment-222 This from Len Honeyman... My gawd....I don’t why I’m so shocked, but I was covering the governor in New Haven yesterday with Mark Pazniokas. Mark was doing his usual excellent job, asking the hard questions and going after the real story. I don’t know why I’m so shocked because this bloodletting of the most experienced reporters and editors is becoming almost a daily occurrence among newspeople. The only thing I can say, as a veteran of one newspaper closing (The Hartford Times), one layoff (New Haven Register, 1990) and one buyout, err, early retirement (Gannett 2005), there is life after. Mark and the rest are good, experienced people and I can’t imagine a world where a home could not be found for them. Good luck and remember — none of this is your fault. Len mindoflen.blogspot.com This from Len Honeyman…
My gawd….I don’t why I’m so shocked, but I was covering the governor in New Haven yesterday with Mark Pazniokas. Mark was doing his usual excellent job, asking the hard questions and going after the real story.
I don’t know why I’m so shocked because this bloodletting of the most experienced reporters and editors is becoming almost a daily occurrence among newspeople.
The only thing I can say, as a veteran of one newspaper closing (The Hartford Times), one layoff (New Haven Register, 1990) and one buyout, err, early retirement (Gannett 2005), there is life after. Mark and the rest are good, experienced people and I can’t imagine a world where a home could not be found for them.
Good luck and remember — none of this is your fault.
Len

mindoflen.blogspot.com

]]> By: Roberto Gonzalez http://www.courantalumni.org/2009/02/25/some-details-on-the-layoffs/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Roberto Gonzalez Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:31:48 +0000 http://www.courantalumni.org/?p=1047#comment-221 I left the paper in December of 2005. I took a buyout when things started to fall apart. I did not in my wildest imagination believe it would get to this magnitude. This list is very sad. Very sad. I know these reporters and editors were very talented and dedicated. What a loss. Roberto Gonzalez I left the paper in December of 2005. I took a buyout when things started to fall apart. I did not in my wildest imagination believe it would get to this magnitude. This list is very sad. Very sad. I know these reporters and editors were very talented and dedicated. What a loss.

Roberto Gonzalez

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