It’s going to take awhile to unpack everything that’s happening at 1 News Plaza. But here’s Part 2 on the upheaval there. Several major figures and some key backliners are among those leaving.
We’ll again direct you to The Public for the full story. Here’s the start of it.
What’s Happening at the Buffalo News, Part 2
There used to be a saying at the Buffalo News: People only left to go to the New York Times, the Washington Post, or the cemetery. Otherwise they stayed there until retirement.
Times sure have changed.
The News has seen upheaval in the past month unlike anything that has happened there in a majority of its readers’ lifetimes.
So here are some notes and observations (and in some cases clarifications to my piece published here on May 30):
I’d like to start by noting some of the people the News is losing as part of the upheaval—the ground troops that make the paper come out every day and fill in the gaping news hole—in print and online—with their stories and artwork (“the daily miracle” is how some of the people putting it together describe it).
While some have made their situations public via social media, others I checked with, in case they wanted to preserve their privacy.
For the rest of the story, go to this link.