New York Daily News Sheared by Week of Titanic Layoffs

An insider frames this week's turmoil with some sad, analagous perspective.

ShutterstockTitanicAt the beginning of September, the New York Daily News marked the 30th anniversary of the discovery of the wreckage of the Titanic with a slideshow and more. A scant few weeks later, Titanic talk of a different sort frames the newsroom.

From Keith J. Kelly’s Friday dispatch:

In the past, the paper’s regular downsizings were referred to as “rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.” No more.

“It’s now like it has been ripped in two like the Titanic just before it sank,” said one insider.

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