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["U. Jason Gloege Jr." <crash AT metalab.unc.edu>]

I just went back and dug out the email in which I was told that Online had
been whacked.  I received it 14 Nov, 2000 from a friend who's a tape
editor at WRAL.

I've included that portion just about verbatim.

   Well, the day after Election Day (which might as well be called The
   beginning of Election Season these days), we had a staff meeting.  Of
   course, it's the only one that I miss, and it's the one with
   interesting info.  Anyway, CBC (read: Goodman) has eliminated the
   online department, instead contracting out to a company
   based in Minneapolis that does other TV Station websites.  The entire
   department was laid off, but not everyone knew yet.  We were down a
   couple of people, so that's only 9 people, but still.  The idea that
   the pink slips have begun has everyone on edge.  For the last year,
   it's been savings by attrition - positions that were vacated over a
   year ago still haven't been filled, but now it's gone to a whole new
   level.  Anyway, the new company will be hiring two or three people to
   work out of the station, everyone else will be gone.  They got 12
   weeks notice, and a nice severance package (4 weeks of pay for every
   year they had been employed, 6 months of health coverage while looking
   for work, and full vesting in the profit sharing).  Kinda makes me wish
   I had applied for that last full-time position back there.  Then I
   wouldn't have to stay in this quagmire until I was vested!

There you go.  I remember them being a little tight-fisted while I was
there, but I guess it's only gotten worse.

Whee.

Jason

On Mon, 21 May 2001, Marybeth Lackey wrote:

> I sent an email because the pages were reloading on their own (I'd click on
> a link, the page would appear, but then 2 seconds later, it would reload
> itself and only the top bar would reappear). I would hit reload, and the
> entire page would appear, but I'm not willing to do that on each page.
>
> The webmaster (Julie Moos) responded almost immediately, asking for more
> info.  I believe she's local, because I've sent her an email before in the
> course of my job.
>
> I am really hoping the new design is temporary. It really is bad.
> ---
> Mary Beth Lackey
> Internet Manager
> Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau
> http://www.raleighcvb.org
>
> > ----------
> > From:       Welna.Sarah
> > Reply To:   InterNetWorkers
> > Sent:       Monday, May 21, 2001 3:36 PM
> > To:         InterNetWorkers
> > Subject:    [internetworkers] RE: WRAL Site Redesign
> >
> > What an absolute disaster!  I've been having nothing but problems ever
> > since that dreadful morning they changed over to the "new" site.  It
> > used to be the one place I could go to and get exactly what I
> > wanted... now, I don't even know where to go for things, and when I do
> > click on a link, I get errors 98% of the time.  Wonder if they (at
> > WRAL) are even actively listening to the complaints about the new
> > look/setup?  Anybody have any inside scoop?
> >
> > Sarah
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From:     Austin, Roger[SMTP:rda AT rti.org]
> > > Reply To:         InterNetWorkers
> > > Sent:     2001-May-21 1:04 PM
> > > To:       InterNetWorkers
> > > Subject:  [internetworkers] WRAL Site Redesign
> > >
> > >  Has anyone seen the new WRAL site? What a cludge. What were they
> > > thinking? <snip>
> > >
> > >
> >
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