In the last few years, Washington, D.C. bureaus have taken a hit. Tribune newspapers have gone through several rounds of layoffs. Friends of mine who worked at smaller D.C. bureaus saw their staffs getting smaller and smaller...
...and now this.
Cox, which owns the Atlanta Journal-Counsitution and other smaller papers, is getting rid of its Washington Bureau. From what I understand, this was probably in the works for a while. The AJC and the Dayton Daily News will continue to have their own individual bureaus. Hopefully one of them will retain their really nice office two blocks from Union Station.
Washington bureaus are such an important part of American journalism. And they employ some of a paper's best journalists. It's so sad this is happening. Not only because it hurts the quality of local newspapers, but it's tough on people who have families to support.
Also, it's probably becoming more and more difficult to get a PR job in The District.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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