Somebody's Getting A Bonus This Year--At A Newspaper!

The Austin American-Statesman is giving employees a bonus this year and is giving everyone a raise, according to a memo printed at Romenesko.

“Our (your) strong expense controls and an improvement in our revenue trend will allow us to continue the tradition of paying a holiday bonus this year – albeit slightly smaller than last. The Statesman will finish 2009 with a respectable profit and good prospects for next year. This is a tremendous accomplishment given the continued bad economic conditions and other challenges we have faced together,” wrote Michael Vivio, the publisher of the American-Statesman.

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