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N&O layoffs

I’ve long thought that Raleigh could use more community newspapers. I just never thought the News and Observer would become one.

A large number of N&O staffers had their last day yesterday. There were a lot of familiar names in the group that will be missed, but one I thought was particularly disappointing to see was the Take It Outside writer, Joe Miller. I’ve long maintained that the two things that keep me subscribing to the N&O are the columns of Barry Saunders and Joe Miller. Of them, I always thought Joe had one of the best jobs in the country.

I wish the laid-off reporters and writers well and hope I’ll see more of their work soon.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 at 5:54 am and is filed under Musings. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

2 Responses to “N&O layoffs”

  1. scootdawg says:
    April 23, 2009 at 8:51 am

    seriously? Barry Saunders? The guy who throws State under the bus any change he gets? The guy who PRAISED UNC for their minority hire of Butch Davis because he is 1/16th Native American. Meanwhile, he made fun of the Lowe hire….He’s a muckraker at best.

    Ugh, he sucks…

    However, Joe Miller’s column is pretty cool.

  2. Mark Turner says:
    April 23, 2009 at 11:54 am

    I don’t read Barry for his sports coverage, and the fact that he writes things I sometimes disagree with is part of the reason I enjoy his column.