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1416教室 » 两封来信 — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:55:22 +0000

[...] “我是今天的新闻，关注衰退的记者，被衰退击中” 发出这样的感慨之后，Lou Carlozo在自己负责的博客上贴了最后一篇文章：再见各位。 [...]

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Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:51:00 +0000

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By: Lou Carlozo

Lou Carlozo — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:22:43 +0000

James: SO well put. You should be in charge, not They. And I’ll tell you what pisses me off about They: They are thick and don’t get it. The other day, one of They at the Tribune sent out an email asking staffers to send in their best ideas for making money on the Internet. For which they get what, exactly? A pat on the back? More work? A chance to go to the yacht store with the executive who will make money off the bright idea?

In the REAL world, the one True/Slant resides in, a guy or gal who comes up with the money-making idea ACTUALLY GETS A CUT OF THE PROCEEDS. Imagine that. The Tribune thinks it can steal great ideas from its writers, already a demoralized lot. The designers of the Hindenburg had more brains and tact.

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Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:28:59 +0000

[...] own “recession reporter” wasn’t just laid off in the latest round, but was then stopped from posting a story about the experience. Well, he actually published it and it was quickly taken down by Trib editors. Of course, because [...]

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Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:35:00 +0000

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Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:09:11 +0000

[...] Carlozo has found another outlet for his skills, posting news of his layoff on the True/Slant blog. He also mused about how a mere 10% cut in the Tribune Corp. bonus pool, $1.3 million, could have [...]

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Major Media Layoffs and Change-ups : JOBMATCHBOX — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:41 +0000

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Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:21:14 +0000

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By: jameseugenesmith

jameseugenesmith — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:31:52 +0000

Welcome to the club, Lou. Newspapers have been killing themselves for years; they’ve only recently employed new weapons of mass destruction. It used to be about sheer corporate greed. Well, it’s still about money, but now arrogance and an unwillingness to confront cataclysmic change in rational terms — they’ve become the deadly accomplices. As difficult as it has become to exist in that environment, it is even more painful to watch helplessly from the sidelines.

By: Lou Carlozo

Lou Carlozo — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:54:05 +0000

Thanks for your kind words, and to all who have so graciously replied: I have no choice but to move on and prove that when you lose a job, you do not lose the talents, skills and God-given gifts that allowed you to do that job. If there is one message that I hope to get out to people stung by the recession, it’s the one I am learning now: DO NOT CONFUSE WHAT YOU DO FOR A LIVING WITH WHO YOU ARE. Though I attached a great deal of prestige and self-esteem to being a Chicago Tribune staffer, ultimately that’s not who I am. Beyond the newsroom, I’m a husband, father and fairly decent guitarist. And ultimately, I am God’s child, as we all are. That identity will survive every recesssion, every bout with depression and ultimately life itself.

OK, back to work! No wait, I don’t have a job!!! lol