NFL writer and HOF voter Charean Williams laid off from Star-Telegram

[tyke1doe]

Hope she gets another job.

Tired of the SAS look a lilkes keep getting or keeping their jobs when they don't deserve them. But I will say, SAS did adapt, he used to be a better journalist, now he just does what he does to make money. We created it, what do we expect.

I for one, don't want to hear anything about what they are doing in the offseason. Nothing. Get a life, do something productive, its entertainment and we really don't have to know everything they do in a day.

If we see Dak fishing, go fishing. Zeke partying, if you want to do that, party. Social media is getting out of control.

Unfortunately, the toothpaste is out of the tube, and it aint going back in.

 

[Rogerthat12]

One of the good ones. And Mac Engel still has a job?

 

[Rogerthat12]

Okay guys, it's time to get her a new gig as Mickey's replacement at DC.com. Time for him to go, right?

Mickey's retort...but if she were so good why is she available...

 

[DFWJC]

It's all about hot takes,click bait,made up stories with anonymous sources now.
Smh

First mover advantage, truth or not.
sad stuff

 

[MichaelWinicki]

As one who was laid off because of the new trend in journalism, I agree.

Click generation is the name of the game in newspapers nowadays. That and aggregation and getting younger journalists and citizens to do for cheap what newspapers used to pay top dollars (top for the newspaper industry, that is) to do.

In my community, the newspaper tries to get people who attend high school games to send in stories and pictures. We (my former employer) used to cover high school football religiously. But with the reduction in staff, we barely give coverage to high school football. We have basically abandoned a large segment of our population because people just aren't reading the newspapers and have flocked to the Internet, where most of the ad dollars are going.

Sadly it's Huffington Post & Fox journalism that gets the attention now a days.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Just look at this forum. Which stories get the most buzz?
The controversial ones!

Many of us bemoan the direction that the media have taken, but we're products of our environment and culture. Many of us do the exact same thing, and the dynamics that drive us to debate 30-pages deep on a controversial topic yet dismiss a regular news story that may get 2-pages most are the same dynamics that newspapers and the media in general now use to increase readership or viewership.

It's all about dem clicks.

Exactly right.

Folks complain about media folks not just reporting news but commenting on it... And how they don't like it. Well they don't like car accidents either but love to slow down and rubber-neck around them.

 

[JoeKing]

Sadly it's Huffington Post & Fox journalism that gets the attention now a days.

Why would that be sad? You wouldn't be interjecting your own political bias in that comment would you? Didn't think so, lol.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Why would that be sad? You wouldn't be interjecting your own political bias in that comment would you? Didn't think so, lol.

I shouldn't have posted "sad".

I meant to post it's the reality of the situation.

 

[haleyrules]

Sadly it's Huffington Post & Fox journalism that gets the attention now a days.

The media, on both sides, seem to just be making it all up as they go along.

 

[JoeKing]

I shouldn't have posted "sad".

I meant to post it's the reality of the situation.

Of course.

 

[haleyrules]

I shouldn't have posted "sad".

I meant to post it's the reality of the situation.

Mike, it all seems very harmful to me.

 

[The Fonz]

It's a very tough time in the media business these days. She is a very good writer - hope she lands on her feet.

It's a very tough time everywhere and the sad part it ain't gonna be better.Big business greed+ technology=unemployment

 

[haleyrules]

There's old and then there's "Old Mickey"... He's long outlived his usefulness. Time for Mr. Jones to sign her paychecks.

Mickey just can't seem to get that brown stain off his nose!!

 

[haleyrules]

It's all about hot takes,click bait,made up stories with anonymous sources now.
Smh

You ain't kiddin.

 

[cowboy_ron]

Exactly....

Sounds like a few more are being let go to...



Liberial media tightening their grip.

IMO the news has just got to the point you can't even listen to it or read it because it's so slanted and telling you what to think.

Most people don't even realize it....but it's true.

She was a great writter. Hope she finds a job soon. Sad to see someone that could be objective let go...

Newspapers will be a thing of the past in just a few more years.....the only place they will be found then are in antique malls.

 

[DanTanna]

I come to this board for information about the Cowboys and info about other teams in general. The controversial subjects I avoid because there are a lot of village idiots roaming around. Pure information is still fun to read!

 

[Bullflop]

Sorry to hear about Charean Williams getting terminated. I enjoyed reading her articles. Good Luck in the future, Charean.

 

[lkelly]

Salaries and benefits absorb most of any company's resources. Many companies downsize as a way to get high salaries, benefits and retirement funds off the books or, in the case of retirement funds, reduce the level of matching money they have to contribute to an active employee.

Furthermore, Williams was a very good writer and columnist, but she didn't have a "brand" per say. They could get any number of young reporters to cover the Cowboys.

I'm sorry to say this, but she didn't provide anything unique to the newspaper. Thus, combined with her experience and salary, she was let go.

Jason Whitlock, Stephen A., Skip Bayless, Colin Cowherd (whether you like them or not) have developed a "brand" name for themselves. They drive the clicks more so than the subjects driving the clicks. So they get to stay or find greener - and more profitable - pastures while others like Williams get laid off.

That's just the reality of the business.

I was just cracking a joke using Mickey's cliche line. I'm familiar with the rationale behind layoffs, especially in a decaying industry.

 

[Reality]

These moves are less about politics and more about changing times and money. Industries evolve or they get replaced. There are many jobs over the last few decades that are no longer available now due to changing times and modernization.

It is very important to have and to continue developing skill sets that fill demands that exist today and that will exist in the future.

Newspaper writers, well most of them, are not oblivious to the changes happening in media. I am sure many are simply staying put as long as they can hoping a newer and better opportunity comes along. Local reporters know that job security with local media, especially non-TV media, is likely time limited so many use those jobs as launch pads to larger media companies. In the past few years we have seen several Dallas local media reporters move to national media jobs, but even those jobs are becoming less secure as the internet continues to displace and decentralize media and content. Social media has deprioritized many media sources, but local media has been hit the hardest.

The real reason this hits home with a lot of people is that for the most part, most replaced jobs have been with unskilled or low-skill jobs. What you are starting to see now is technology is starting to marginalize and replace what used to be safe, skilled positions.

That's why it is VERY important that no matter how good you are at your job or how polished your skills, you should always continue working to improve yourself and your skill sets. So many people go through the motions now assuming that if their current job disappears, they'll simply get another one and, while that may be true for highly skilled positions, the supply of skilled labor is increasing while more and more skilled positions are being replaced by technology and streamlining.

 

[Bleedblue1111]

Newspapers won't die, they will adapt, unless they're the stupid one's that don't. Who else gives us a genuine, and full story? The Dallas Morning News has already adapted very well, with the technology movement. I have their App and Sunday print delivery. Of course they charge for both, but it's worth it. Great credible news resource.