Re: Layoffs at WCVB??

["Chris Beckwith" <beckwith@ime.net>]

Clarification: *earnings* were off 42% year over year for the second quarter.
IMHO, it would be extremely stupid for WCVB to slash their news budget just as
WHDH is about to increase its news commitment by 2-1/2 hours per week and WBZ
is about to produce a 7PM newscast for sister station WSBK.  It's one thing
for Hearst-Argyle to make cuts in markets where they have little or no
competition; it's quite another to do so in a major market where their #1
overall news ranking is more vulnerable than ever.  Management *must* be
assuming that other stations in Boston will feel free to cut staff now that
"the leader" has done so.

Take care,
Chris